Long time ago, I was contacted by barcroft Media USA and reporter Isla Harvey, around an interview about my amputations. They promised a lot of money, a good payment and even a contract. On every article they would sell, they would pay me 50%.
I got, before they even sold an article some money. But in what way? It was for sure a dirty joke from them; First they send the payment with Western Union, to the correct name, but mentioned as destination country Arabia. Secondly there was something else wrong. I never got any further payments, and even not a contract. When I tried to contact them, and also my lawyer, ... we got an angry crazy boss from Barcroft on the line. When we later tried to contact Miss Isla Harvey; She didn't wanted to talk anymore.
Now. All of this isn't that bad... More bad, it was afterwards, when we needed to find out that the whole article was spread and filled with lies. The first contact came from an Australian radio station, that was interested in an interview, because they had seen an article in an Australian magazine. When I found out that the whole article was a big lie, and later also found out different false articles about me on different (mostly Spanish) websites, I was more then upset.
Recently I did some research on the internet and Google.com about Isla Harvey and about Barcroft Media. I found out that they are basically oriented in sensational articles. Near that I found out more complains from other people. Even from a photographer that worked as a freelancer for them, and never got paid.
Let this all be a warning for people that got contacted by Barcroft Media.
Their main website is www.barcroftmedia.com
and here below you see a picture from the reporter Isla Harvey:
And an article from the photographer that is still waiting on his money from them:
http://www.meejahor.com/2011/05/06/barcroft-media-sue-us-for-your-expenses/
