legalhelp1989
Junior Member
Got Scammed into a " Partnership", and Now Im Out $2,500, Is There Anything I Can Do?
Hello, this is a long story so i'll try my best to make it as coherent as possible.
I was introduced to a photographer who needed someone to film a sweet 16 with him. (I do video) So I did the event, he paid me, all was well.
Then he told me that he had a bunch of gigs coming up that I could do video for him and make tons of money. (of course) So at this point we weren't in a partnership, it was more of a freelance, independent contractor thing. However, each time a gig would come up he'd text or call me the day before and tell me we weren't doing it for some reason or another.
Me being gullible I decided I should quit my day retail job and just work with him and make tons more money. So since I wasn't doing gigs with him and I was in a bit of a financial hole.
A few months went by, and at the beginning of January of this year I was contacted by him, telling me that I should go into a partnership with him. (he had his own photo company that he wanted someone to do photo with) He told me he already had a few gigs lined up and that he wanted to help me and help me make money, and that I would make more money by being a partner with him instead of freelanceing with him. basically I would give him $2,500 for a 30% share of the money from all the gigs we made.
Now of course I did not have $2,500, so he suggested I get a $2,500 credit card from Wal-mart and put $2,500 worth of equipment on the credit card under my name in order to "pay him"
I felt uneasy about the partnership and the situation, but I was feeling desperate and agreed to it.
Now I remind you he told me he had 4 gigs lined up before I agreed to the partnership. Afterwards, I never heard about 2 of them again, and the other 2, he pulled the same crap with. Ethier he was fealing sick the day we went to pick up a security deposit, or the people kept cancelling appointments, etc.
So the the grand jewell of this crappy situation is I signed a "contract" with him about this partnership. It was basically a contract template we both signed and we put language saying if one person wants out of the partnership they can just leave, no problems, but does that language in the contract screw me over?
So my question is this? What options do I have? Can I sue and get my money back somehow? Can I sue for loss of income? Or is there nothing I can do, and I simply chalk this up as an expensive learning experience?
Hello, this is a long story so i'll try my best to make it as coherent as possible.
I was introduced to a photographer who needed someone to film a sweet 16 with him. (I do video) So I did the event, he paid me, all was well.
Then he told me that he had a bunch of gigs coming up that I could do video for him and make tons of money. (of course) So at this point we weren't in a partnership, it was more of a freelance, independent contractor thing. However, each time a gig would come up he'd text or call me the day before and tell me we weren't doing it for some reason or another.
Me being gullible I decided I should quit my day retail job and just work with him and make tons more money. So since I wasn't doing gigs with him and I was in a bit of a financial hole.
A few months went by, and at the beginning of January of this year I was contacted by him, telling me that I should go into a partnership with him. (he had his own photo company that he wanted someone to do photo with) He told me he already had a few gigs lined up and that he wanted to help me and help me make money, and that I would make more money by being a partner with him instead of freelanceing with him. basically I would give him $2,500 for a 30% share of the money from all the gigs we made.
Now of course I did not have $2,500, so he suggested I get a $2,500 credit card from Wal-mart and put $2,500 worth of equipment on the credit card under my name in order to "pay him"
I felt uneasy about the partnership and the situation, but I was feeling desperate and agreed to it.
Now I remind you he told me he had 4 gigs lined up before I agreed to the partnership. Afterwards, I never heard about 2 of them again, and the other 2, he pulled the same crap with. Ethier he was fealing sick the day we went to pick up a security deposit, or the people kept cancelling appointments, etc.
So the the grand jewell of this crappy situation is I signed a "contract" with him about this partnership. It was basically a contract template we both signed and we put language saying if one person wants out of the partnership they can just leave, no problems, but does that language in the contract screw me over?
So my question is this? What options do I have? Can I sue and get my money back somehow? Can I sue for loss of income? Or is there nothing I can do, and I simply chalk this up as an expensive learning experience?
