Brandon Downs is a liar fraud cheat scam scammer ripoff in Kentucky and Florida

Really disappointing to see Brandon did not fix his issues. He promised he would.

Here is my experience with him. Note the dates in the log.


[4/5/2013 4:37:07 PM] Tavin: how is payment handled
[4/5/2013 5:16:00 PM] Brandon Downs: We were using paypal but shifting away from that, we both hate paypal
[4/5/2013 5:16:52 PM] Tavin: ok I have a credit card if you have a terminal or other merchant service
[4/5/2013 5:16:53 PM] Tavin: brb
[4/5/2013 5:19:17 PM] Brandon Downs: Haven't got one setup yet, considering Stripe
[4/5/2013 5:19:56 PM] Brandon Downs: Can you do a bank transfer?
[4/5/2013 5:36:01 PM] Brandon Downs: What are your thoughts on paypal?
[4/5/2013 6:07:13 PM] Brandon Downs: You there? She said she would do them for 700 each
[4/5/2013 6:13:17 PM | Edited 6:59:09 PM] Brandon Downs: You want to do a bank transfer (have Bank of America?), or wait until we get a merchant service set up (not paypal)
[4/5/2013 6:19:23 PM | Edited 6:19:29 PM] Brandon Downs: Be back in a few hours
[4/5/2013 6:58:52 PM | Removed 6:59:05 PM] Brandon Downs: This message has been removed.
[4/5/2013 7:42:02 PM] Brandon Downs: Okay, we've decided to go with google checkout
[4/5/2013 7:42:13 PM] Brandon Downs: that work for you?
[4/5/2013 9:26:25 PM] Brandon Downs: Well, just let me know.
[4/5/2013 9:26:32 PM] Brandon Downs: Talk to you later
[4/5/2013 9:29:34 PM] Tavin: just got back on
[4/5/2013 9:29:40 PM] Tavin: paypal works great
[4/5/2013 9:29:52 PM] Tavin: or any other merchant service
[4/5/2013 9:30:54 PM] Brandon Downs: Google checkout?
[4/5/2013 9:31:00 PM] Brandon Downs: k
[4/5/2013 9:31:35 PM] Brandon Downs: Want me to have an invoice sent to you

[4/5/2013 9:49:15 PM] Tavin: [Friday, April 05, 2013 9:45 PM] Tavin:

<<< i'm in as long as links are do follow and posted directly on ***.com/health and not the inner blogs/subs
[4/5/2013 9:49:54 PM] Brandon Downs: No problem

[4/5/2013 11:16:18 PM] Brandon Downs: Payment is for an article with mentions of *******.com on *** health for
*Article will NOT be located in the blog pages or any subcategory pages, but directly on ***.com/health.

[4/5/2013 11:16:27 PM] Brandon Downs: anything else you want in there
[4/5/2013 11:19:09 PM] Tavin: do follow links
[4/5/2013 11:19:39 PM] Brandon Downs: Ah

[4/5/2013 11:24:22 PM] Brandon Downs: alright invoice sent
[4/5/2013 11:24:47 PM] Brandon Downs: If you have any more questions, feel free to reach me here or at my dowbrandon@gmail.com email
[4/5/2013 11:25:15 PM] Tavin: ok thanks
[4/5/2013 11:25:20 PM] Tavin: TAT?
[4/5/2013 11:26:01 PM] Brandon Downs: 10-14 to be safe, thats worse case scenario
[4/5/2013 11:26:15 PM] Brandon Downs: at best, if everything goes smoothly and she knocks it out quickly, 8 days
[4/5/2013 11:26:55 PM] Tavin: ok that would be great
[4/5/2013 11:28:31 PM] Brandon Downs: send over your desired links/anchors whenever
[4/5/2013 11:28:41 PM] Brandon Downs: I'll be back in a few
[4/5/2013 11:30:19 PM] Tavin: ok emailing you links
[4/5/2013 11:36:58 PM] Tavin: Payment sent
[4/5/2013 11:37:03 PM] Tavin: and links sent to your email
[4/5/2013 11:37:11 PM] Tavin: send confirmation email if you can. Thanks
[4/5/2013 11:37:45 PM] Brandon Downs: Got it

[4/5/2013 11:39:32 PM] Tavin: I got the order confirmation in email as well. Should I forward to you?
[4/5/2013 11:39:56 PM] Brandon Downs: It sent me a copy
[4/5/2013 11:43:20 PM] Tavin: ok great i'm headed out
[4/5/2013 11:43:22 PM] Tavin: ttyl

[4/5/2013 11:44:35 PM] Brandon Downs: alright, talk to you soon

[4/11/2013 8:38:27 PM] Tavin: hey brandon any updates on the order? thnx

[4/12/2013 2:23:47 PM] Brandon Downs: hey, sending her an email
[4/12/2013 2:23:49 PM] Brandon Downs: I'll let you know
[4/12/2013 2:30:18 PM] Tavin: awesome thnx

[4/14/2013 11:16:31 PM] Tavin: update?
[4/14/2013 11:18:50 PM | Edited 11:21:21 PM] Brandon Downs: She's still writing it, a little behind. She believes it will be live on the 20th
[4/14/2013 11:19:07 PM] Brandon Downs: er I mean, the 20th*
[4/14/2013 11:20:43 PM] Brandon Downs: tommorow she plans to be finished with writing, and the editor should have it reviewed by the 18-19th
[4/14/2013 11:43:07 PM] Tavin: thanks

[4/19/2013 10:17:25 AM] Tavin: Hey brandon hope all is well on your end, and happy friday. Any updates? Thanks
[4/19/2013 6:09:18 PM] Brandon Downs: hey tavin, been out all day. I'll get in touch with her and let you know

[4/20/2013 1:52:08 PM] Tavin: ok thanks

[4/22/2013 8:45:02 PM] Tavin: anything?

[4/23/2013 9:04:38 AM] Tavin: Brandon I need an update buddy
[4/23/2013 2:55:53 PM] Brandon Downs: Hey man, been working. Haven't heard back from her yet giving her a call
[4/23/2013 2:57:27 PM] Tavin: ok thanks
[4/23/2013 3:55:13 PM] Brandon Downs: voicemail
[4/23/2013 3:55:52 PM] Brandon Downs: i've been working with her for along time though, and we just fulfilled some orders last week
[4/23/2013 4:41:05 PM] Tavin: ok so any update?
[4/23/2013 4:47:23 PM] Brandon Downs: let me try calling her again
[4/23/2013 4:52:52 PM] Tavin: ok thanks
[4/23/2013 10:03:44 PM] Tavin: anything? All I need is an update or anything.
[4/23/2013 10:03:57 PM] Tavin: we're almost 4 days overdue



[4/25/2013 4:35:06 PM] Tavin: I need an update or it will have to be disputed
[4/25/2013 4:35:16 PM] Tavin: update is all I need thnx

[4/26/2013 4:03:00 PM] Brandon Downs: I still haven't heard back
[4/26/2013 4:03:08 PM] Brandon Downs: I'm going to reverse the payment to her, and I'll refund you
[4/26/2013 4:03:50 PM] Tavin: is it not going to happen?
[4/26/2013 4:05:09 PM] Brandon Downs: I haven't heard from her that its not going to happen.. haven't heard anything from her. It's very strange

[4/26/2013 4:07:44 PM] Brandon Downs: I just have no idea why she wont answer!! mind boggling
[4/26/2013 4:07:50 PM] Tavin: well keep trying and if you don't hear in a couple days well refund
[4/26/2013 4:08:26 PM] Brandon Downs: alright

[4/29/2013 10:38:17 AM] Tavin: hey Brandon. Any updates? Can you give her a ring today. Thanks

[4/30/2013 2:53:28 PM] Tavin: ??

[5/1/2013 7:03:50 PM] Brandon Downs: Hey, haven't heard anything back
[5/1/2013 7:04:07 PM] Brandon Downs: ill start a chargeback and refund your card
[5/1/2013 10:14:07 PM] Tavin: ok thanks

[5/7/2013 11:09:57 AM] Tavin: update on the refund?

[5/8/2013 1:50:32 PM] Tavin: Brandon any updates????

[5/12/2013 2:23:17 PM] Tavin: ????

[5/13/2013 12:30:30 PM] Tavin: Brandon this is starting to get a bit unprofessional. You're unresponsive. I paid you $700 for a service a month ago. That service was never delivered. Where is my refund?

[5/14/2013 11:11:56 PM] Tavin: is this your cell? Phone: +1.5025319431

[5/15/2013 12:54:35 PM] Brandon Downs: No, its not. Old home number. Im just going to reverse it and deal with having a negative balance till I can get this back from her. Sucks cause I don't have it and I didn't make anything off the deal but sucks even worse for you for not getting what you paid for.

[5/15/2013 12:54:39 PM] Brandon Downs: Refunded

[5/15/2013 2:54:44 PM] Brandon Downs: And she's done well up until now... Haven't heard from her at all
[5/15/2013 2:55:18 PM] Tavin: It wasn't even a big deal you could have held onto the money until you had it. You just have to communicate to people
[5/15/2013 2:55:39 PM] Tavin: leaving me in the dark just pisses people off most people would have went off the deep end
[5/15/2013 3:23:09 PM] Brandon Downs: To be completely honest I was ashasmed. I was putting my name on the line provding you a service. I'm worried maybe something happened to her because I should've heard from her by now. We've worked together quite a bit with no issues. And if something didn't happen to her, wtf could be going on?
[5/15/2013 3:24:38 PM] Brandon Downs: And also I didn't want to go in the negative with google checkout, I don't have $700 atm to cover it on hand (expecting a payout from a client monday).
[5/15/2013 3:25:34 PM] Brandon Downs: I'm very sorry for the way things worked out with this. Is there anything I can offer you for free to make up for the time/energy/stress brought to you from this?
[5/15/2013 3:26:13 PM | Edited 3:26:26 PM] Brandon Downs: Perhaps a website review (I have a skill-set that works together beautifully and may be able to provide a unique perspective for you)
[5/15/2013 3:31:33 PM] Brandon Downs: Not sure if you're even interested me offering you anything for free, but I would like to make it up to you
[5/15/2013 3:32:52 PM] Tavin: No worries, i'm not mad about it. I was just starting to get angry because you vanished. I know you offer quality since Abhi vouched for you. No worries. This stays between us.

I provide service too, so I know that sometimes other people can let you down like the writer did for you. No hard feelings. Just communicate next time and be honest, and it'll all work out.
[5/15/2013 3:35:31 PM | Edited 3:35:43 PM] Brandon Downs: Thank you for understanding
[5/15/2013 3:36:08 PM] Brandon Downs: Appreciate it very much. Still, you've lost some time and energy to this
[5/15/2013 3:36:10 PM] Brandon Downs: Let me make it up to you somehow

[5/16/2013 7:30:19 PM] Brandon Downs: I'm not sure I'll offer links anymore, or link building period.
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I feel like I should jump in.

Me and Brandon have talked in the past as he lives about 30-60 minutes from me. We almost partnered up on some projects in the past together but that is as far as it went.

He told me he had a CNN and huffingtonPost contact for links and pushed them on me a few times but I always declined ( im the spam guy, remember? ) but apparently he went around and messaged people about these links and that he knew me and I could vouch for him, etc..

I soon got a couple IMs from people about his links, and I let them know I knew Brandon and all seems legit ( I mean, we were going to partner on a few projects internally and such ).

I've talked to Bradon as late as June 27th when he needed hosting for a client of his that was losing their host. I told him to go with hostgator instead of me trying to set it up for him, but I think he was having money issues at the time which is why he wanted me to help him out.

Sorry to have recommended him to a few people on this board. I had no dealings with that project or any others, but I know people have asked me if I still keep in contact with him, but the guy stopped talking to me on June 27th.
 
His dad's car business (that he was a director of) closed down 2 months ago. Seems a really weird situation though, the car business's name doesn't make sense, and it was incorporated by one of two companies, neither of which seem to be owned by relations, and are definitely not lawyers/accountants/incorporation services.
 
Paper_Chase said:
Why are you wasting your time, energy, and reputation on this?

So what, you got scammed (for a relatively small amount of money).

Move on, lesson learnt.
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Why would you even question this? Are you friends with Brandon Downs or something? Why's is the OP's reputation being wasted?

It's pretty standard operating procedure around here to out scammers and thieves so other members aren't taken for the same kind of ride. In this case several have been already and it's turning out not to be such a relatively small amount of money in total after all.

I think the OP is doing the community a great service by letting everyone know what kind of a scammer Brandon Downs is.
 
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eliquid said:
I feel like I should jump in.

He told me he had a CNN and huffingtonPost contact for links and pushed them on me a few times but I always declined ( im the spam guy, remember? ) but apparently he went around and messaged people about these links and that he knew me and I could vouch for him, etc..

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i have this guy on my skype somehow too, he is always trying to sell me links good thing i didn't do business with him
 
Fatbat said:
Why would you even question this? Are you friends with Brandon Downs or something? Why's is the OP's reputation being wasted?

It's pretty standard operating procedure around here to out scammers and thieves so other members aren't taken for the same kind of ride. In this case several have been already and it's turning out not to be such a relatively small amount of money in total after all.

I think the OP is doing the community a great service by letting everyone know what kind of a scammer Brandon Downs is.
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Dude, I don't know this Brandon guy, nor do I have any interest in helping him out.

I'm all for outing shady people, and I thank OP for that. Now when someone searches his name, this thread will show up.

But OP is talking about outing this guys personal information and turning it into some sort of Wicked Fire witch hunt. We are not 4chan, we are not anon. OP has done his service by letting us know about this guys shady business activities. I'm just recommending that he doesn't put any more of his energy into this. His money is most likely gone at this point.
 
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I would like to join you guys on destroying Brandon's life but like majority of WF members I might scam someone in near future and that would make me a hypocrite.

I fear being called hypocrite more than being labeled a scammer.

For that reason, I'm out.
 
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