Ms. Thompson is engaged to my partner's uncle. She mentioned that she has done some business consulting in the past as well as having written business plans for clients.
I asked her for a time line for completion of a business plan and she said 4 weeks at most. That was ideal for me. She informed me that she would perform various tasks needed to start a business in philadelphia. We agreed on a total price and she informed me that she required a downpayment. She then asked to borrow 1,000 dollars as well.
I met with her and we signed a contract for the services as well as for the loan.
We spoke on the telephone a few times and had a few face to face meetings but the services were not performed. She eventually gave me a rough copy of the business plan and need the balance due on the contract. Before giving her the balance I informed her that I was not satisfied with our transaction up to that point. She apologized and promised to that there would not be any problems going forward.
We spoke on the telephone a few times after that but our next meeting was not for a few months where she confessed that she used the money I gave her for her business and she could not replace it. I was then promised her full commitment to completing my project. That did not happen.
I sued her in civil court (she did not show up) and won my cases. As of this writing, she has not contacted me in regard to paying the judgement.
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