๐จ @risdom_ Lin scammed me of $1500 for creative strategy work ๐จ
Here's exactly what happened:
โ We signed a contract for a 14-day paid trial worth $1,500
โ I delivered 19 scripts within those 14 days โ every single deliverable met
โ The bottleneck was never my work. There were no video editors available on his end.
To keep things moving, I recommended 3 editors:
โ 2 I had personally worked with before
โ 1 I had only seen on X (and I was transparent about that)
He chose the cheapest one from X โ the editor I'd never worked with.
Unfortunately, that editor turned out to be a scammer and never delivered.
Ris already knew that I had never worked with that editor and as soon as we learnt he was a scammer, I suggested hiring through Upwork so everyone would be protected. I also asked for a replacement editor so we could continue the trial properly.
After that, my messages went unanswered.
It's now been over a month since I delivered all agreed-upon work. When I followed up regarding payment and my invoice, I was removed from Slack.
This is an ecom founder who publicly posts hiring ads promising $4,000โ$5,000 per month to creative strategists. He can't pay a $1,500 invoice for work that was fully delivered and documented lol
It's high time we call out scammers in the ecom space who think they can get away with such behavior hiding behind a screen
After I posted on LinkedIn, I got to know @risdom_ regularly SCAMS multiple creative strategists and gets free work out of them
To every creative strategist, copywriter, and video editor in this space:
Do not work with scammers like Risdom Lin.
Report his profile so he can't put out another FAKE hiring post and scam MORE creatives strategists. ๐
Looking for a killer creative strategist.
ready to pay anywhere between $19K - $29K
you will be responsible for watching me how i come up with new angles and penetrate new market with TOF angles.
I will personally train you for first 3 years before you writing a single brief from the 4th year while working with me.
You will also get a new BENZ delivered at your doorstep.
You can work with my competitor at the same time.
2006 a kid arrived at Chelsea with a dream in his heart, boots too big for his feet, but belief from the start. Fast forward to 2026, still wearing the same blue shirt with the same fire inside. This club raised me, shaped me, and gave me a place to call home. Through every game, every battle, every lesson Iโve grown. Now the journey rolls on, the dream still true. Extended till 2032โฆ and still bleeding blue.
5 months ago I didnโt even know truly know what โecomโ entailed
Had never written an ad. Never made a sale
In July we hit 88k in rev
Anything you put your mind to you can achieve