Instagram Creator Scammed me off 7k
Hello everyone,
I'm a student who works as a freelancer on the side.
2 months back, I got a client from instagram, name and shame, it was this guy:
https://www.instagram.com/alpha\\\_khushwant?igsh=MTV4a2R2cnZlczBpeQ==
I was working as a freelancer under an agreement, with 7k payment after a month.
The starting date was 1 May.
The contract clearly mentioned that it was only applicable for a month, but this guy still made up some BS logic that it will be carried on to the next month etc,etc,etc.
On June 5, he himself stopped sending videos to edit. The contract mentioned 60 days waiting period if I quit in between, so, I decided to wait.
Now, after 2 months, he has been blocking off my calls, messages, e-mails, even from different numbers.
What I have tried:
\\\\\\\\- DMCA takedown, 1 video was taken down as I had the master file, rest were rejected
\\\\\\\\- Cybercrime complaint, they said it was a civil matter, they can't do anything
As a student, I don't have the time or money to go through all the legal processes for civil dispute, and as the amount is 7k, which is pretty big for me, I can't just let it go.
Please advise me on what to do next, this has been a major problem for me.
Also, not giving you any ideas, but if you can spare 2 minutes of your time, you already have his account, thanks.