Complaint / Review
Report: Karim Metallaoui, Ovation IT Consulting. flashsyndrome.com
Claimed to provide a product, took my money, never delivered the product or returned my money even after promising to refund it

I spent a lot of money with this company. I was a great client, paid my bills. Their work was mediocre, at best. I finally asked to purchase a product that was $250, I wanted the source code for one of their products to help guide me in my own rewrite because their products were so buggy.

I was told I would receive the product after I paid the $250. I never received it. I called, emailed, etc. Until finally I received this email from them:

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Subject: RE: Karim, PLEASE RESPOND!
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You will be receiving a refund shortly. (3 to 5 business days usually).

Good luck with your project!

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Needless to say, no refund, return phone call, email reply. Nothing. It's been over 30 days since the refund was promised.

These guys are frauds. Beware!