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When you are working as a freelancer, know that you will meet scam clients who would not pay you.
A lot of freelancers know that some clients like scamming and getting their work done without paying the freelancers. They would want great work but when a freelancer would be done sending them the work, they would not pay them and just vanish. You would never see them again. You would be texting them, emailing them and even calling them but you would never hear from them again. A Reddit user posted to the subreddit r/prorevenge where he shared his experience with a client who refused to pay him. OP is a front-end web developer and an SEO expert. He worked days and nights for over a month to get the project completed before the deadline and when he completed and gave the access to the website to the client, the client immediately vanished. He stopped picking up calls and stopped replying to OP. OP wanted revenge when he realized this client is never going to pay him. Scroll down to read how OP planned and executed pro revenge.
1. OP is a freelance front-end developer and a search engine optimization expert. OP had a website that had serious page rank.
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2. A client approached OP who used to sell travel packages. He wanted to get his website revamped. OP had a bad feeling about this client that it is going to end badly.
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3. OP worked for a month day and night to complete the project. Bob wanted the site to be uploaded and tested on his server.
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4. OP uploaded the site and sent emails and gave calls but Bob didn’t reply.
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5. OP registered a new domain with Bob’s website name but included “sucks” at the end.
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6. Within a month, OP’s website ranked above Bob’s website. OP created a second website and uploaded the screenshots to warn everyone.
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7. OP got emails from people who were scammed by Bob. OP started uploading all those experiences on that website.
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8. OP kept adding all the email he used to get. The travel agency authorities started an investigation of Bob’s company.
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9. Now Bob kept begging OP to take the websites down, he even offered to pay OP.
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10. Moral of the story: Never mess with a Developer.
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OP didn’t take any money from him and took petty revenge. Scroll down to read what other Redditors think about this pro-revenge story.
11. OP should have asked for double money and then stop replying to him.
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12. This is what we call a pro-revenge story.
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13. OP’s story has been inspiring many people.
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14. What OP has done is not easy to do.
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15. Why don’t people just pay a certain amount and then they can make money for years?
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Have you ever been scammed while working as a freelancer? Share your experience in the comments section down below.