This blog is about Steve Juliano, from I Am Ghost/Requiem for the Dead.
For some links to get you familiar with him read this post.
Overall:
- Steve Juliano was offering drawings for tattoos to fans of his band, I Am Ghost
- I contacted him to discuss an idea
- We agreed on the price of $50
- I sent the check and my contact information
- He cashed the check
- I never got my sketch
- He started ignoring my emails
The Details
This all started in November of 2009. At the time, I had been looking for the perfect zombie picture for a tattoo. Steve Juliano posted a blog promoting his graphic novel project, Lovers and Kings. I got excited--an artist from one of my favorite bands could draw up my tattoo! I emailed him right away, told him my ideas, we emailed back and forth for quite a bit. Then I sent him the check for 50 dollars. Six days later, the check was cashed. Eventually, his responses took longer..were shorter..then nothing at all. He would tell me he got busy, but they were coming. He hadn't started, but I would get them. Weeks would go by, and I would have no idea where my sketches were.
Eventually, I had my friend email him. She had met him a few times, and thought maybe he would respond to her message. He did respond, apologized for the confusion, and asked for my email, saying he would get in touch with me to get everything straightened out. That never happened, he never tried to get in contact with me.
I continued to email him, and I would get no response. When I sent the check, I sent along all of my information, as he asked, but he didn't attempt to contact me in any other way. I knew he had to be reading them, because he was posting other bulletins promoting other stuff, and included his email address.
After getting frustrated with quite a long time with no response, the same friend told me to get in contact with a man close to the band, we'll call him 'Exhibit A'. I messaged him, told him what had happened, and he told me I wasn't the only one, and that I wasn't seeing that money OR the sketches again.
Now whether you believe me or not, is up to you, but everything I have said is 100% true. I know a lot of his fans will probably attack me for this, but that's okay. I'm trying to raise awareness so nobody else can get screwed over. It's horrible for him to be treating his fans like this.
- Mostly every blog after this will be about stuff I could have bought if he didn't steal $50 from me.
:)
THE CHECK PROOF:
So you can see he cashed the check six days after I sent it to him.
THE CHECK PROOF:
I called my bank and they sent me a copy of the check:
The solution to this issue is simple. Send me my $50 back.
You could have played the crane game at Kmart 100 times
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should get a tattoo of Steve with your $50?
ReplyDeleteumm you forgot to check your spelling. It is Cheque and not check :|
ReplyDeleteDude, why is it telling me you posted this in the year 2015?! thats pretty awesome :L as for the cheque thing...that sucks dude :(
ReplyDeleteYeah, pretty sure 'check' is correct. It depends what country you're in...
ReplyDeleteI've got a better idea for the spelling...
ReplyDeleteC-A-S-H!!! That dude needs to circle back and make good. What a loser!
ghahahahhah "cheque" hahahahah wtf. Hey lisapoo you forgot to spell check the wrong way.
ReplyDeleteHe stole $100 from me. I have been trying to get a hold of him since MARCH 2010 and I've gotten ZERO response. I filed this today:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.scambook.com/report/view/13852/Lovers-and-Kings-by-Steven-Juliano-Other-for-100.00-on-03-04-2010
I'm going to up my own blogspot about him if you are down that I link you. Cheers.
http://stolemybenjamin.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-see-pattern-forming.html
ReplyDeleteYes, the spelling of "check" depends on where you're from. That is the correct spelling for the U.S.
ReplyDeleteThe post says it was posted in 2015 because it makes the back story remain on top of the other posts :)
Thank you all for the support. Please check out http://stolemybenjamin.blogspot.com for another similar case. This fan lost $100 to Steve Juliano and had a very similar experience.
If Steve ripped you off as well we recommend speaking out and sharing your story. Create a blog and let us know about it so we can help spread the word!
Why hasn't anyone filed a lawsuit? I realize it costs money, but you're letting him off too easy.
ReplyDeleteSteve stole $100 from me in 2009. I sent him money via paypal for a sketch for a tattoo and after he received the money he started to ignore my emails. I saw him at a show and went to talk to him. He said he was working on it, but I never received anything.
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I find this highly amusing. Because you've posted your ROUTING AND ACCOUNT NUMBER! I mean i worked as a DEBT COLLECTOR USING THAT DN ALL PEOPLE HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH A CHECK INFORMATION! AND YOU"VE GOT YOUR SIGNITURE? i think you really need to either remove or do some serious soul searching on this one. Or close that bank account down. I mean really? You have your BANK, ROUTING AND ACCOUNT NUMBER, AND your signiture. All someone has to do is search that and give it to a debt collector AND OR COPY AND A PASTE IT and start signing some information over. So in the end. you just fucked yourself twice over on that one.:)
ReplyDeleteKeep laughing, that account has been closed for at least a year.
ReplyDelete^ lolol
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This sites pathetic. I coulda bought this coulda bought that nag nag. Imma look up requiem for the dead now cuz I love steve
ReplyDelete^^ I bet that's steve himself!
ReplyDeletelol fucking steve is totally a con man somebody should sue him xD
ReplyDeleteGod this is so disappointing...I looked up to Steve since I was 14 and as I've grown older, I've noticed more less than admirable traits. I also bought art from him: he was selling sketches a few years ago, I sent him money, and he "never got it". Can't remember the amount exactly, but it was around $100.
ReplyDeleteSteve stole $100 from my friend and spread nasty lies about me after we put him and the boys up for 3 days and FED them for free! If you want the full story I'll be GLAD to expose this piece of crap! Shoot me an email at route-37@hotmail.com and I'll explain everything. Wasn't sure how else to get the story to you. He's a lying piece of scum.
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This is years later, but Steven Juliano also took my money and ran several years ago. Back in 2016, he was selling some old I Am Ghost signed posters. I gave him about $20, which was a lot for a kid just out of college. We went back and forth and he had to keep "checking my order." I never received my poster and he took down the original post and never refunded me when I asked. All in all, he's kind of a sleezy dude.
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