We're feeling a little frustrated about what to do here.
So my stepson had a baby a year ago, and we hosted a 1 year birthday party. As sort of a last minute thing, we decided to get a photographer. My wife went to her regular local Facebook mom's page asking for a recommendation, and got one. We paid her $300, she showed up took some pictures, and looked like she had professional equipment and stuff. She seemed a bit off, but not too bad. She had messaged that she would send the photos within 10 business days.
After a couple weeks we got nothing. My wife messaged her and she said she was busy but never agreed to 10 business days. Waited another week or two, and then she said she was sick with COVID so it would be awhile. My wife posted back to that fb group that she had issues with someone recommended in the group and just wanted someone else to take photos. She actually never even mentioned who the person was and there would be no way of identifying her.
Then the photographer lady went crazy and said if she doesn't take that down, she'll here from her legal team, and we'll never see the pics. So I just told my wife to take it down and at least have a chance of getting pics since it's her only first birthday.
Waited another week, and some other excuse about everyone she knows being in the hospital with COVID.
So my wife posted in the FB group to avoid her. Then she got about a dozen messages from others who have been similarly ripped off. And actually someone sent her a message that she's been sued on Judge Judy for doing the same thing!!
https://www.facebook.com/10006353901...9803131235400/
So, whatever, we're out $300. A bit sad about no pictures, but the stories people sent us we're a lot sadder.
Well, now the woman is creating fake FB sites for my wife and her 18 yo daughter and others in our family with all sorts of crude nonsense about how they are strippers and screw their step dad, and is spending hours creating all these FB profiles and joining local groups with them.
We called the police, and they don't appear to be very helpful. I have a legal plan through work, I started trying to get a lawyer through, but won't get anything from them until at least Monday, but probably tuesday since it's a long weekend here.
We're reporting to FB, but that's a slow process and she is constantly creating profiles.
Any advice on realistic actions to take?