Trials of Ascension (Scam Game)

Scam Artist: Brad

Type of Scam Artist: Employer

Position of Scam Artist: Employer

Resolution: No Cooperation


How to Detect:
Employer who asks for free work

Does not pay for works done

Huge thread on their shady practices (more than 2000+ posts)
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1536961-Trials-of-Ascension-Shady-Practices-and-the-Big-Crowdfunding-Debate

PuyaCEO, Puya3D, Josh_SG1

PuyaCEO or Josh_SG1 is a well-known person asking for free work.


PuyaCEO is an artist without ANY portfolio and threatens others using his lawsuits, insults


You can see PuyaCEO's insults.
http://www.moddb.com/forum/thread/the-steam-house/page/2#thread




http://forums.devshed.com/hire-programmer-57/hacker-gay-com-xtube-com-350-500-a-614505.html

Puya3D makes trouble to others, by fake-posting on Gay Sex:




Josh_SG1 then later, threatened lawsuits to others.




PuyaCEO's art quality:

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/puya-3d-development.124045/

Type of Scam Artist: Doesn't deliver
Position of Scam Artist: Employer, Fake Artist
Resolution: No Cooperation
Community Username: josh_sg1

How to Detect:
Does not have any portfolio, despite trolling the Unity forums for 5+ years.

Apprenticeneauxs - well-known scammer

Apprenticeneauxs is a scammer on the Unity3D forums:


http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/update-report-on-scammer-steven-davis.392080/

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/dont-hire-seven-davis-apprenticeneauxs.236927/

http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/we-were-deceived.143183/



Here's the report card:

Type of Scam Artist: Doesn't deliver

Position of Scam Artist: Lowly Scam Artist

Resolution: No Cooperation

Community Username: Apprenticeneauxs

How to Detect:
Asks for upfront payment.

Does not deliver.

Michaelw352 - former Unreal Moderator

Here's the report card for Michael:

Type of Scam Artist: Asking artists to work for free.
Position of Scam Artist: Hiring Agent, Developer without Portfolio
Resolution: No Cooperation
Community Username: MicahelW352

How to Detect:
Doesn't pay when deliver artists deliver on contract.
Victims who argue against Michael gets put on the Unreal scam page.

Epic has removed Michael's moderation rights.
Epic should re-review the list of scammers, since some of them are innocent parties.

Updated article, part II