Fingerprint Studios, Interactive Design And Development, Michael Truitt Website Design Con Artist, Fraud, Illegitimate company Winter Park Florida
I contracted Michael Truitt from Fingerprint Studios to design a custom social networking website for me on October 31, 2007. The contract was for approx. $8,000 and the term was for 1 month. The money was to be paid in incriments... half up front, 1 quarter when designs and demo were setup and 1 quarter when the site was finished.
After the initial month was complete, Michael said that they were experiencing production delays because they didn't take into account the size of our project. He said they were custom writing new scripts for features that would be unique to my website and that I was going to end up getting a more complex website than what I paid for.
Through January Michael provided me with a mach up of the site and 1 html page that was uploaded to our domain as an outline for our home page. He then asked for a payment, which I made. The 1 page outline was then taken down.
"Production Delays" went on through February. On March 1, Michael uploaded a very complex social networking website that seemed to meet all our expectations. He then asked for half the final amount, which I paid because I was happy with what he seemingly developed for me.
About 2 weeks later, I found a link that was left on my website that directed me to a company called Rsitez. Rsitez is a company that leases social networking software on a monthly or yearly basis for around $700 a year. The software was exactly what was uploaded to my site by Michael Truitt.
I contacted Michael to ask what I had found. Michael then claimed that Fingerprint Studios was partners with Rsitez. He also said that they helped them develope the software and that they have full rights to sell the finished product.
I contacted rsitez and received an e-mail statement saying that Fingerprint was not partners with them, did not help them create any of their technology or software and that they were immediately cancelling their contract with Fingerprint for the leased software. I now have no website and I am out $7,000.
At this point It has been almost 5 months since our contract deadline,and Michael refuses to return my money. I am out $7,000 and I have nothing to show for it. Michael Truitt provided me with leased copyrighted software that he claimed was his own work to sucker me into paying him when he never actually designed anything.
I am from New Jersey and the contract is governed by Florida law which makes it difficult for me to pursue legal action. I have no doubt that Michael Truitt knew this from the beggining and took advantage of the situation. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH FINGERPRINT STUDIOS, FINGERPRINT WEBWORKS or MICHAEL TRUITT!
I have documented proof of everything I claim.
Nick
metuchen, New Jersey
U.S.A.
6 Updates & Rebuttals
Rippedoff
metuchen,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Fingerprint Web Works, Fingerprint Studios, Winterpark Florida, Michael Truitt, www.fingerprintwebworks.com, www.fingerprintproductions.com,
#7Author of original report
Thu, July 17, 2008
After failing to contact the Better Business Bureau to respond to my complaint, Michael contacted me only after viewing this report. At that point, he was not cooperative in any way. He threatened that I was in breach of the NDA section of our contract and asked me to contact him immediately to "work this out."
I sent an e-mail to inform him that he was the one in breach of contract and to re-enforce that the only way to "work it out" was to refund my money. After two weeks I sent him a message to explain that ignoring my request would only force me to update this report as much as possible. He again contacted me to threaten that his general counsel is going to sew me for "slander"(probably meant libel) and that he would do everything he could to stop it if I contacted him to "work it out."
I consulted my attorney and he wrote Michael a letter to further the situation on my behalf. Michael responded directly to me again threatening to sew me for breach of contract and haven't heard from him since.
I tried to work this situation out everyway possible without pursuing legal action, but Michael was as uncooperative as he possibly could be. At this point there is no other route to take.
Michael Truitt was untruthful, manipulative and uncooperative through this entire experience.
Rippedoff
metuchen,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Fingerprint Studios, Fingerprint Productions, Fingerprint, Web, Works, Update
#7Author of original report
Sat, May 24, 2008
The Better Business Bureau sent three letters to Michael Truitt at Fingerprint Studios/Web Works and did not receive a response. I received a letter in the mail from the BBB stating that as of May 12, they are closing my complaint against Fingerprint Studios because the company has not made an attempt to contact them or respond. The complaint will be filed as unresponsive in their database.
Rippedoff
metuchen,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Fingerprint web works, web, works, studios, Fingerprint Studios, Fingerprint productions, productions, Michael Truitt
#7Author of original report
Tue, May 06, 2008
The Better Business Bureau has sent three letters to Fingerprint Studios with my filed complaint. Michael Truitt has not responded to the Better Business bureau and neither has any representative from Fingerprint Studios, Fingerprint Web Works, Fingerprint Productions or any related entity.
Rippedoff
metuchen,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Fingerprint, Studios, Fingerprint, Productions, Winter Park, Florida, Fraud, Website, Design, Michael Truitt
#7Author of original report
Tue, April 29, 2008
Michael is completely unresponsive.
Rippedoff
metuchen,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Fingerprint, Studios, Fingerprint, Productions, Winter Park, Florida, Fraud, Website, Design, Michael Truitt
#7Author of original report
Tue, April 29, 2008
Michael is completely unresponsive.
Rippedoff
metuchen,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Fingerprint, Studios, Fingerprint, Productions, Winter Park, Florida, Fraud, Website, Design, Michael Truitt
#7Author of original report
Tue, April 29, 2008
Michael is completely unresponsive.