Greenguy's Board


Go Back   Greenguy's Board > General Business Knowledge
Register FAQ Calendar Today's Posts

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 2007-09-09, 09:03 PM   #1
Lisa
I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES
 
Lisa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 83
Send a message via ICQ to Lisa
After further investigation, and consultation both with my boss and Paycom, we can find no evidence linking Sheepguy to the fraudulent signups put through under his reseller code.

Tho the signups were most definitely fraudulent, it seems that it is possible that Sheepguy was in fact the unwitting victim of someone with a batch of stolen credit cards.

Although I acted in good faith based on both the evidence before me, and my past experience with cases just like this, I accept that this time I got it very wrong.

I now know that although on the surface it appeared like a clear case of webmaster fraud, there is now something else to take into consideration when investigating cases like this, something that was not, in my experience, an issue previously.

I apologise unreservedly to Sheepguy for any distress my actions may have caused him.

As a gesture of conciliation, when reinstating his account I have also raised his payout to 70%, an action I realise is most likely futile as he is unlikely to ever send us a hit again, however it has been done.

Again, my wholehearted apology for the understandable distress this episode has caused.
Lisa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2007-09-09, 10:34 PM   #2
SheepGuy
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
 
SheepGuy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,527
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa View Post
After further investigation, and consultation both with my boss and Paycom, we can find no evidence linking Sheepguy to the fraudulent signups put through under his reseller code.

Tho the signups were most definitely fraudulent, it seems that it is possible that Sheepguy was in fact the unwitting victim of someone with a batch of stolen credit cards.

Although I acted in good faith based on both the evidence before me, and my past experience with cases just like this, I accept that this time I got it very wrong.

I now know that although on the surface it appeared like a clear case of webmaster fraud, there is now something else to take into consideration when investigating cases like this, something that was not, in my experience, an issue previously.

I apologise unreservedly to Sheepguy for any distress my actions may have caused him.

As a gesture of conciliation, when reinstating his account I have also raised his payout to 70%, an action I realise is most likely futile as he is unlikely to ever send us a hit again, however it has been done.

Again, my wholehearted apology for the understandable distress this episode has caused.
That's all very well, but until I recieve assurances from CCBill and Paycom that there is no black mark beside my name caused by your company, well, I'll still be talking to my lawyer on Tuesday.

Thanks you for reinstating my account, the stats will come in handy helping me to ensure that I have taken down all of your links and won't accidentally send some hits your way.
__________________
If the Environment was a bank, they would have saved it by now.
SheepGuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2007-09-10, 09:38 AM   #3
LD
wtfwjd?
 
LD's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2,103
Quote:
Originally Posted by SheepGuy View Post
That's all very well, but until I recieve assurances from CCBill and Paycom that there is no black mark beside my name caused by your company, well, I'll still be talking to my lawyer on Tuesday.

way.
..hope it all works out in your best interest, you're a good man!
__________________
Artisteer Wordpress Theme Generator Create Custom Themes!
My Little Network
LD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2007-09-10, 08:13 AM   #4
Bobc01
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hell
Posts: 817
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa View Post
Tho the signups were most definitely fraudulent, it seems that it is possible that Sheepguy was in fact the unwitting victim of someone with a batch of stolen credit cards.

No fucking shit!

How easy it would be to bring down a webmaster by using stolen credit cards against his or her account.
Or atleast with incompetent sponsors like yours.

Sheepguys being very reasonable i think as i'd of slapped a lible case on your arse within 24hrs.
Bobc01 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2007-09-10, 12:53 PM   #5
ArtWilliams
You can now put whatever you want in this space :)
 
ArtWilliams's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 6,244
Send a message via ICQ to ArtWilliams
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa View Post
I apologise unreservedly to Sheepguy for any distress my actions may have caused him.
You are a class act for doing the right thing.

Last edited by ArtWilliams; 2007-09-10 at 12:58 PM..
ArtWilliams is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2007-09-11, 01:47 PM   #6
LowryBigwood
Don't get discouraged; it's usually the last key that opens the lock...
 
LowryBigwood's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 1,203
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa View Post
I now know that although on the surface it appeared like a clear case of webmaster fraud, there is now something else to take into consideration when investigating cases like this, something that was not, in my experience, an issue previously.
Wow. No kidding? Why did you not take Tommy's advise early on? Now you have really done a number on your program. Maybe you should think about a new position, I am not so sure public relations is what you should be doing over there. Just a thought and suggestion.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lisa View Post
I apologise unreservedly to Sheepguy for any distress my actions may have caused him.
It's a start, but you went way too far and will never see any traffic from my sites.
__________________
Free Porn Buddy | Porn Buddy Blog
LowryBigwood is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:17 AM.


Mark Read
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
© Greenguy Marketing Inc