Scam Type
Other Scam
Date Reported
2023-06-13 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
22192
Total Dollars Lost
0
Scam Description
Tyler Gill contacted me on Instagram in 2022.
He claimed to like my brand and what my business was doing. He claimed to be a publicist who could provide me with on-air media opportunities to promote my products and services. On air opportunities ranged from larger shows like Tamron Hall to local media.
He was pushy (which I chose to overlook) and he name dropped respectable people I knew suggesting he’d worked with them.
I paid $3,000 for a 12 month contract.
Tyler gave me the run around for months. He didn’t book any appearances and didn’t return calls or emails.
I followed up per his “policy” informing him of what new projects, products, and services I had coming up – he did nothing. He claimed he was “working so hard on my behalf” but never showed any proof of anything.
8 months into my contract he got me 1 small appearance and I couldn’t even promote my services on air.
After the appearance, Tyler disappeared again, didn’t respond to any emails and didn’t even provide footage from the on-air event.
I had to get it from one of the other show participants.
In all, Tyler Gill scammed me out of $3,000. He didn’t deliver on 95% of what his contract stated he would deliver.
He has been contacting my friends and colleagues on Instagram trying to get their business. I’ve had to warn them to avoid him.
