William Franklin Fraud Alert
aka WFranklin.Com, Franklin Design Group, Seattle Outsource, 2 Xtreme Designs & Cincinnati Web Works / CincyWebWorks > Web Design, ISP, Freelance, Outsourcing, and Bank Fraud Conman, Craigslist Scammer, Identity Theft, Computer Theft, and more - Cincinnati, OH / Covington, KY / Warsaw, NY

Most recent known business aliases (Spring/Summer 2008):

"Kentucky Web Development" (kentucywebdevelopment.com)
& "Covington Design Group"

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Please note that this site is a side project and we may not always have it ideally organized.  Please bear with us ... playing our part in consumer protection is important to us, but we have our primary business to run and our own lives to live.  :^}
Here is a breakdown of accusations, according to our experience and by correspondence with other people, documented in our records.

We place the responsibility of deciding authenticity of the information (which we can prove we received) on the reader.  Remember, the information contained here is a compilation from many, many sources and witnesses, of which separately and collectively you can judge the truth for yourself.

bulletCorporate Identity Theft (Early 2005):
Establishing relationships with technology companies, then hijacking their identity, such as using their business name to take over projects, collect receivables, and imply credibility by association on new projects.  Also removed money from client's bank account.
 
bulletPersonal Identity Theft (Early 2005):
Posing as a private investigator (without a required license we will venture to guess) and even a police officer to steal and use social security numbers, sometimes under the name "Jake Smith". 
 
bulletService Resale Fraud (2004-2005):
Reselling Hosting and ISP services and canceling or not providing services paid for.
 
bulletConsumer Fraud (2004-Present):
Selling web design services not providing services, or not finishing project.  Longstanding promises of refunds, keeping deposits, etc..
 
bulletContractor Fraud (2005-Present):
Hiring freelancers, using their work, and not paying them
 
bulletComputer Repair Fraud / Theft (2005 & 2006):
Not returning customer's computers, or returning them with missing parts unfixed.
 
bulletMisrepresentation (2004-Present):
Lying about business affiliations, business locations, and claiming stolen portfolios as examples of his work. Also lies about subcontracting most or all work to freelancers.

Examples of ALL OF THESE -- from multiple sources -- are found in our Blog.

Because we all have out lives to lead, we are using an easier way to maintain and update the information on this site.  Apart from major news, we will be posting and archiving information we receive on our

William Franklin Fraud Activity Reports Blog

We have posted old information (as back-dated entries) with as original documentation as possible, preserving anonymity when requested. 

Please note that there is a gap in information between mid-2005 and early 2006, which we believe was due to not catching his company name change and possibly him being temporarily out of business.

We will also consider giving William an audience, setting him up with an account he is welcome to use for posting comments on any and all of the entries, if not only to make clear there is no question of us being fair.  If he's reading this, a simple username and password (which he can then change himself) from his Gmail account to the contact link below will suffice.

Keep posted ... check back often.

LEGAL NOTICE: William Franklin has been telling people he is working to shut this site down, or wanting to tell his side of the story, which we would post if we had anything factual from him. But this is news to us, as there have been no communications, complaints, lawyers, anything, except a harassing phone call and retaliatory site. Please William, sue us. We'd love to meet you in court. In fact, when we find your real address, we may save you the trouble.