Hi All,

-- update: This is the article being removed for requesting from mxicoders. We repost it here just to clarify what was the background of the previous article.   http://blog.gmimi.com/2010/10/pay-attention-to-fraud.html .


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Be aware of fraud behavior from some companies. Here is mxicoders (http://www.mxicoders.com) cheated by alstrasoft (which is already in our blasklist). Mxicoders has paid all the money but can not get service promised. I don't think it worth to believe such companies.

Here is original conversation between mxicoders and me.
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mxicoders:  hi

 Sent at 9:18 PM on Sunday

 me:  yes

?

 Sent at 10:00 PM on Sunday

 mxicoders:  how r u?

 me:  good

thank you.

 mxicoders:  may i know u?

 me:  are you interested in our script ?

 mxicoders:  oh

i already get script from alstrasoft and they scam

they bulshit company

i paid 350usd but they did not deliver script yet

 me:  wow, that is cheating !!!

 mxicoders:  i have been screwed , and they cheat me

 me:  i am sorry to hear that..

 mxicoders:  now , i do not have money to spend more

 me:  what can i do for you ?

 mxicoders:  they close my business before we start

 me:  can you ask the money back ?

 mxicoders:  i asked many times but they not responding

they avoid all

 me:  OK, I see..

do you mind if I post our conversations on our dev blog ?

 mxicoders:  no worry , please post ,

but honestly

 me:  so that others may know how this company is ..

 mxicoders:  let me explain

yes

 me:  sure

 mxicoders:  please do but listen case

 me:  ok

 mxicoders:  we check script available for 178 usd at their website

i asked them to give me facebook api , google-map api features and iphone version of the site , they asked for 350usd , i paid by my credit card

they send me script what they had

there was not iphone version , google-map and facebook api

they send me script having lots of error and bugs

and when i asked for support they just response

we will response to you soon

daily they only response only one line in email

they will response sooon

please mention my name ashok

my company name www.mxicoders.com

and i can send you order id so people can believe

 me:  ok

 mxicoders:  are you developer ?

i remember that

 me:  Yes, I am one of the developers.

 mxicoders:  buynow button of someone 2co or authorized.net support or accept pay using paypal , do you remember /

?

 me:  the script you get from that company must be a very old versioni.

oh, I know..

our script support paypal but not authorized.net currently.

 mxicoders:  no no , it is different issues  ,

wait

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Demo:         http://groupon.gmimi.com

Dev Blog:    http://blog.gmimi.com

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Pay attention to FRAUD

Update: 9 Oct, 2010
Deleted.
Update: 7 Oct, 2010

Mxicoders asked me to remove this post because of pressure from alstrasoft.

-Update
This post was removed for respecting buyer's decision, though obviously, he made a wrong choice. alstrasoft is in our blacklist and we do not have any relationship with them.

GMIMI 1.20 is Released.

Gmimi 1.20 RC3 is chosen for officially release. Thanks you all my
customers. It is you let the code keeping improved during laster few
weeks.

Now RC3 version is considered to be quite stable.

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RC3 is released

Gmimi groupon clones script ver 1.20 RC3 is release. This release
includes some new features to enhance user experience. Please visit
our demo website : http://groupon.gmimi.com to have a check.

Let me know if you need backend account.

Black List (groupon clone script)

Following websites are selling this script illegally. Do not buy from them.

To the owners of following websites: Please respect the work of script developer. You behavior is illegal, please stop it.

If you noticed any suspicious selling of this script please contact micdim@gmail.com or shwdai@gmail.com.

http://www.revou.com  http://www.alstrasoft.com  (they are the same one - updated on 20 Sep, 2010)
http://socialmodules.com


http://groupon.ongray.com            30 Aug, 2010
http://wroupon.com                        30 Aug, 2010
http://www.thegrouponscript.com   3 Sep, 2010

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How "create voucher" works?

That is website voucher. You can send it as gift to users. User can use the voucher when purchasing deal on website. Admin can control the maximum value usage voucher when creating a new deal.

Two types of vouchers available. Whole site voucher and partner/merchants voucher. There is restriction for partner/merchants voucher for it only can be to purchase the deals from specific merchants.

Admin account need to generate voucher manually for whole website or for merchant only by specifying partner's ID.

Admin also need to enable the website voucher option when creating deals.

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How to setup invitation rebate? (groupon)

Q1: What is invitation rebate?

Invitation rebate is a rebate feature for referring friends to website and purchase deals. The procedure is like this:

Website login and then get a invitation link on website. This link could be the share to facebook/twitter/email/IM links on top of deal information or just click the link on the topo of right column.

Your friend click that link to website you shared with him/her and register an account.

He/she finally purchase a deal successfully.

You will get the rebate money.


Q2: How can I setup it?

You need to login using admin account, go to System->Invitation Rebate to setup the rebate amount for each invitation.

Q3: How to use the rebate money?

User will get the rebate money in his/her account balance. He/she can use this balance to purchase other deals on this website. The total amount will be deducted when making payment.

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