Page 1 of 1

FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:37 am
by mbg11
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ji ... escription

Really really cool idea. Fill water up in a flashlight that is run solely by the water in the flash light.

issues:

1.) zero explanation or history on the product.
2.) A very simple story and 10 second product exhibition with home camera. No additional photo's available.
3.) The creator states it was created by a couple of college students. The creator's Facebook page is directly connected to his profile with ZERO SECURITY SETTINGS. He is a criminal science major and his girl friend who has equally dismal settings has stated it is a company started by her, her boyfriend, and her family. Additionally, the lack of professionalism shown on his Facebook page screams that he would be incompetent with any financing. Very little professional photo's, almost all are college themed/party. If you created such a product you would think it would have been your whole life, you would have nonstop photo's of conventions.
4.) Zero history of product on Google search.. no company website. each crowd sourcing site has identical lack of information available.

Anyone agree/disagree? I have kindly asked him for further explanation on the questions. It is important that if he doesn't answer said questions that he is reported, because he already hit the 100% needed he will be on every search in technology for popularity. This hurts all projects on kickstarter if it is a scam.

Sure enough after a 2 minute google search... o kids these days...

http://www.etoncorp.com/en/productdispl ... -buddy-h2o

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:06 am
by Anzeledda
I'm interested too

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:20 am
by DoragonHunter
The project is suspended for now.........

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:34 am
by planetjim
Good to see KS is on top of cancelling these sort of projects.

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:08 am
by maxstone
yeap, its about time :)

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:07 am
by markjr
I'm close to launch a kickstarter page. do you know if there are some "rule" to be sure people don't think at me as a pontential frauds. Pledge cost will e around 100$

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:55 am
by ganenem
I've been getting heaps of fraud emails sent to me since I started my project....

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:59 pm
by BigBoJackson
It's probably a scam man, save your money on something you feel better about.


mbg11 wrote:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jiffylight/jiffylight/description

Really really cool idea. Fill water up in a flashlight that is run solely by the water in the flash light.

issues:

1.) zero explanation or history on the product.
2.) A very simple story and 10 second product exhibition with home camera. No additional photo's available.
3.) The creator states it was created by a couple of college students. The creator's Facebook page is directly connected to his profile with ZERO SECURITY SETTINGS. He is a criminal science major and his girl friend who has equally dismal settings has stated it is a company started by her, her boyfriend, and her family. Additionally, the lack of professionalism shown on his Facebook page screams that he would be incompetent with any financing. Very little professional photo's, almost all are college themed/party. If you created such a product you would think it would have been your whole life, you would have nonstop photo's of conventions.
4.) Zero history of product on Google search.. no company website. each crowd sourcing site has identical lack of information available.

Anyone agree/disagree? I have kindly asked him for further explanation on the questions. It is important that if he doesn't answer said questions that he is reported, because he already hit the 100% needed he will be on every search in technology for popularity. This hurts all projects on kickstarter if it is a scam.

Sure enough after a 2 minute google search... o kids these days...

http://www.etoncorp.com/en/productdispl ... -buddy-h2o

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:00 pm
by BigBoJackson
ganenem wrote:I've been getting heaps of fraud emails sent to me since I started my project....


I've ran quite a few campaigns, and I think you are a fool for automatically saying any company who emails you is a fraud. Even Peak Design did a video about how they use tons of services that email them.

Re: FRAUD WATCH Jiffylight

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:32 am
by Fritz Franz
AND.... they made of with the money. Another one got away with it. Sheesh.