2026 Houzez Team Review GitHub Code Quality Update
Evidence extracted from GitHub repository: ESP-Marketplace/ESP-Platform Screenshots captured: December 18-30, 2025
Complete Commit Review: What was really produced for USD $83,000 by the Houzez team?
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | github.com/ESP-Marketplace/ESP-Platform |
| Total Commits | 1,614 |
| First Commit | November 19, 2024 |
| Last Commit | November 2025 |
| First Payment | October 2024 |
| Payments Made | 13 months |
| Gap | 6+ weeks of payment before any code existed |
The Houzez Team: Who Actually Did the Work?
| Contributor | Role | Commit Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| shanijahania | Primary Developer | Most commits, descriptive messages |
| MuhammadKhalil492 | Developer | Regular contributor |
| Shoaib | Developer | Moderate activity |
| Waqas Riaz | Project Lead | Minimal commits, many "no message" |
| root/umairoficial | Minor | Occasional commits |
Key Finding: Waqas Riaz Houzez Theme Developer—the person I paid $83,000 to—barely wrote any code. His EqualPixel.io team worked while Waqas collected the money.
The Github Timeline: Month by Month
🚫 OCTOBER 2024 — Payment #1 Received and Zero Code
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Commits: ZERO
The GitHub repository didn't exist yet. I paid for nothing.
📅 NOVEMBER 2024 — Project Finally Starts
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
First commit: November 19, 2024
November 19, 2024 — Day One
| Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|
| shanijahania | "Set up a fresh Laravel app" |
| shanijahania | "Install Breeze" |
| shanijahania | "Initial commit" |
| shanijahania | "add packages, filament, seo, media" |
| shanijahania | "remove composer.lock and package-lock.json files" |
| shanijahania | "Enums and migrations has been finalised" |
The Screen Share: Taking Credit for Others' Work
The Git commits are clear: shanijahania set up the entire ESP Marketplace project on November 19, 2024. He installed Laravel. He configured Breeze. He added the packages, Filament, SEO tools, and media libraries. He finalized the enums and migrations.
The first day of actual development—it was all shanijahania from EqualPixel.io
But here's what happened with me:
During a screen share, Waqas Riaz personally walked me through the ESP Marketplace files and database. He showed me the architecture, the complexity, the structure. And he told me, with pride, that he wrote all that code himself.
I was impressed. I believed him. Why wouldn't I? I was paying him a lot of money.
The truth:
| What Waqas Said | What the Commits Prove |
|---|---|
| "I wrote all this code" | Waqas contributed ~6% of commits |
| (Implied: This is my work) | shanijahania contributed ~50% |
| (Implied: Your money pays for my expertise) | His developers did the work. He took the credit. |
He didn't just collect 100% of the money while doing 6% of the work.
Waqas looked me in the eye and claimed his developers' work as his own!
November 20, 2024
| Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|
| shanijahania | "create models" |
| shanijahania | "add featured flag in blogs" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "Added pending status for posts enums" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
Note: Waqas's pattern begins immediately — "no message" commits with no documentation.
November 21, 2024
| Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "added meta_title and meta_description" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| shanijahania | "Fixed images issue in post" |
| shanijahania | "Merge branch 'main'" |
| shanijahania | "chagne post image conversion" |
| shanijahania | "udpate sidebar width. Change admin colors" |
Pattern established: shanijahania writes descriptive commits. Waqas Riaz, a Themeforest Houzez Author and Developer writes "no message."
November 22-30, 2024
Continued development:
- Navigation changes
- Blog functionality
- Post categories
- Dashboard setup
- Multiple "no message" commits from Waqas Riaz
📅 DECEMBER 2024 — Development Continues
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits December 2024
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 | shanijahania | "update member category model" |
| Dec 4 | shanijahania | "User create lifecycle hooks added for users" |
| Dec 4 | Waqas Riaz | "Job page. JobStatus Enum. Added is_active in job table migration" |
| Dec 5 | shanijahania | "added tiptap editor. Add sample buton block" |
| Dec 5 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Dec 5 | Shoaib | "Ready Member module in filament" |
| Dec 6 | Shoaib | "Supplier and Manufacturer Module ready in filament" |
| Dec 6 | Waqas Riaz | "Made 'Add New Post' compatible with tiptap editor" |
| Dec 7 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Dec 8 | shanijahania | "fixed seeder for classified" |
| Dec 8 | Waqas Riaz | "Added Schedule Post functionality" |
| Dec 8 | Waqas Riaz | "Added sticky action for add new post" |
| Dec 8 | Waqas Riaz | "sticky buttons for editpost" |
| Dec 8 | shanijahania | "install laravel theme manager" |
| Dec 8 | shanijahania | "merge supplier and manufacturers menu into 1" |
| Dec 9 | shanijahania | "add blog and blog view pages" |
| Dec 9 | Shoaib | "Show data in views in filament" |
| Dec 9 | Waqas Riaz | "SEO Robots tags. Also removed published Date for publish status in post form." |
New team member: Shoaib appears to be working on Filament admin modules.
📅 JANUARY 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits January 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27 | shanijahania | "fixed classified issue for edit image and categories" |
| Jan 27 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Jan 27 | Waqas Riaz | "change EditClassified" |
| Jan 28 | shanijahania | "Add Lead Form member category seeder" |
| Jan 28 | shanijahania | "Add lead form visits factory and seeder" |
| Jan 28 | shanijahania | "Add lead factories and seeder" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "project rich editor changed" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "Projects done" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "Team done" |
| Jan 28 | shanijahania | "fixed classified issue" |
| Jan 28 | shanijahania | "add soft delete to leads migration" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "Job frontend dashboard done" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Jan 28 | Waqas Riaz | "no message" |
| Jan 30 | shanijahania | "Install laravel debugbar" |
| Jan 30 | shanijahania | "fixed seo issue" |
Note: Many lazy "no message" commits mixed with actual work.
📅 FEBRUARY 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits February 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | shanijahania | "Add product admin resources and create repositories and services for product tables" |
| Feb 7 | Shoaib | "Product Module Ready in Dashboard side" |
| Feb 12 | shanijahania | "Added migrations for leads meta and lead addresses" |
| Feb 17 | shanijahania | "Add profile changes" |
| Feb 19 | shanijahania | "Update profile pages till gallery page" |
| Feb 19 | shanijahania | "fix issues in dashboard profile section" |
| Feb 20 | shanijahania | "Complete profile pages till user locations" |
| Feb 20 | shanijahania | "update dashboard changes" |
| Feb 20 | shanijahania | "Revert 'Update profile pages till gallery page'" |
| Feb 20 | shanijahania | "revert to previous commit" |
| Feb 21 | shanijahania | "Apply unsave changes alert to location form" |
| Feb 21 | shanijahania | "remove category save button spinner" |
| Feb 25 | shanijahania | "fixed string class to string helper in post views" |
Note: Code reverts suggest issues and instability.
📅 MARCH 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits March 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18 | shanijahania | "Add coming soon page. Add new theme esp_theme" |
| Mar 18 | shanijahania | "update lead resources in admin" |
| Mar 19 | shanijahania | "update new theme" |
| Mar 19 | shanijahania | "Profile page updates" |
| Mar 20 | shanijahania | "Dashboard sections" |
| Mar 20 | shanijahania | "update user profile - continued" |
| Mar 21 | shanijahania | "complete profile page frontend" |
| Mar 21 | shanijahania | "fixed award boxes" |
| Mar 21 | Waqas Riaz | "change width" |
| Mar 21 | shanijahania | "add svg icons for social media links" |
| Mar 21 | shanijahania | "Fixed member Resource View and Edit pages" |
| Mar 22 | Waqas Riaz | "separate article-content div" |
| Mar 22 | shanijahania | "Add loading spinner in dashboard" |
Note: "Shani Mac Mini" appears in some commits—this is shanijahania on a different machine.
📅 APRIL 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits April 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "classified detail some data vis in progress" |
| Apr 15 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "classified detail page done all data" |
| Apr 15 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "location map implement in classified detail page" |
| Apr 15 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "team list in team tabs latest jobs get without pagination done" |
| Apr 16 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Project tab issues resolved and validation applies" |
| Apr 17 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "assana classified form fields validations issues resolved" |
| Apr 17 | shanijahania | "Merge branch 'dev-shoaib' into dev-khalil" |
| Apr 18 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "job detail page done" |
| Apr 18 | Shoaib | "add mask in phone field" |
| Apr 21 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "video tab dashboard crud done" |
| Apr 21 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "project issues QA resolved" |
| Apr 22 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "video frontend list in progreess video druation is pending" |
| Apr 23 | shanijahania | "Add Enum Default value in equipment migration" |
| Apr 23 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "migrate file date time change" |
Note: MuhammadKhalil492 becomes more active.
📅 MAY 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Development continues on:
- Equipment module
- Video functionality
- QA bug fixes
📅 JUNE 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Development continues on:
- Dashboard features
- Form validations
- Bug fixes
📅 JULY 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits July 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Invoice task list invoice in admin view and print in progresss invoice in admin" |
| Jul 8 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "member profile view fixed the invoice missing route files in admin" |
| Jul 8 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "policies add in policies folder" |
| Jul 10 | shanijahania | "remove status field migration from subscriptions table" |
| Jul 10 | shanijahania | "no message" |
| Jul 11 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "policies and gates add on routes and some blade file gates applies" |
| Jul 13 | shanijahania | "larave 12 upgrade complete" |
| Jul 17 | shanijahania | "add new theme esp_sleek" |
| Jul 17 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "member list in progress" |
| Jul 18 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "add new pagination file esp-sleek and members list member pro card done" |
| Jul 20 | shanijahania | "update vite build" |
| Jul 21 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Member list updates" |
| Jul 22 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Reviews functionality" |
| Jul 23 | shanijahania | "Sleek theme work" |
| Jul 24 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Member list continued" |
Note: Laravel 12 upgrade happens in July 2025.
📅 AUGUST 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits August 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "profesional credentionals is in admin updates type and value saved" |
| Aug 6 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "implements the professtionals credentials to fronted with icons" |
| Aug 6 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "asnan task some update and fixed" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "save tabel migration and modal save .php create" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "mesage us form updates and in working" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "pagination add in reviews tab and fix contact form on mobile screen" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "emergency contact issue fixed" |
| Aug 7 | shanijahania | "update last changes" |
| Aug 7 | shanijahania | "Merge branch 'main' of 110.39.1.242:equalpixels/esp-directory" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "memeber filters review and emergency contact info fixed" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "add the memeber filter open features count fixed" |
| Aug 7 | shanijahania | "add backward compatibility for newly added credential_type enum field" |
| Aug 7 | shanijahania | "backward compatibility for credential_value as well" |
| Aug 7 | shanijahania | "fixed issue" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "job tab demo data add" |
| Aug 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "job tab updates" |
| Aug 8 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Review tabs updates" |
| Aug 9 | shanijahania | "Journal pages, markers" |
| Aug 16 | shanijahania | "Add business hours migration" |
| Aug 17 | shanijahania | "Enhancement: Chagne business hours structure" |
| Aug 17 | shanijahania | "member documentation" |
📅 SEPTEMBER 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits September 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Video features updates" |
| Sep 4 | shanijahania | "Classified conversions" |
| Sep 4 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Member sorting" |
| Sep 5 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "city page design fixed" |
| Sep 7 | shanijahania | "completed city page with filters" |
| Sep 7 | shanijahania | "Completed user service section" |
| Sep 7 | shanijahania | "no message" |
| Sep 8 | shanijahania | "Fixed location duplicate city, stae issue" |
| Sep 8 | shanijahania | "add recaptcha keys to config" |
| Sep 8 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "service areas in frontend get from the primary location relateion of the user" |
| Sep 8 | shanijahania | "install and configure laravel horizon and laravel telescope" |
| Sep 9 | shanijahania | "update telescope service provide to enable admin user" |
| Sep 10 | shanijahania | "Login modal updates" |
| Sep 10 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Review stars" |
| Sep 10 | shanijahania | "Navigation fixes" |
| Sep 11 | shanijahania | "no message" |
| Sep 11 | shanijahania | "no message" |
| Sep 11 | shanijahania | "no message" |
| Sep 11 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "register modal is done" |
| Sep 11 | shanijahania | "Add comprehensive Laravel Captcha package implementation plan" |
| Sep 11 | shanijahania | "fix modal rounded corners" |
| Sep 11 | shanijahania | "remove captcha plugin" |
| Sep 12 | shanijahania | "Password reset functionality" |
| Sep 14 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "City pages updates" |
| Sep 16 | shanijahania | "Login/register modals" |
| Sep 18 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Equipment updates" |
| Sep 19 | shanijahania | "Job validation" |
| Sep 19 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Classified updates" |
| Sep 19 | shanijahania | "Map features" |
| Sep 22 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Galleries" |
| Sep 24 | shanijahania | "Home page updates" |
| Sep 25 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "FAQs" |
| Sep 26 | shanijahania | "Top companies" |
| Sep 29 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Widgets" |
| Sep 30 | shanijahania | "Packages, pricing" |
Note: Even shanijahania starts having "no message" commits—possibly rushed or frustrated.
📅 OCTOBER 2025
Payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits October 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "update the p to div in faqs blade file for description" |
| Oct 1 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Various widget updates" |
| Oct 2 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "search tabs update in hero section" |
| Oct 2 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "fix footer image" |
| Oct 4 | shanijahania | "Remove update slug option for pages" |
| Oct 4 | shanijahania | "Disable slug generate on update" |
| Oct 4 | shanijahania | "fixed search filed width on home page" |
| Oct 4 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "packages show by order_by display_order" |
| Oct 8 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "lead form in progress" |
| Oct 9 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "remove the lazy loading fom livewire component in home tempalte" |
| Oct 13 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "fix the estimate banner section sapce on top" |
| Oct 13 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "add the estimate banner widget for lead form" |
| Oct 14 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "cost a qoute and our partners services move to compooents as simple from livewire" |
| Oct 14 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "lead form in progress" |
| Oct 16 | shanijahania | "no message" |
| Oct 16 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "Various widget updates" |
| Oct 17 | shanijahania | "Install masking package for phone masking" |
| Oct 17 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "lead form desired project timeline filed value update id to value" |
| Oct 17 | shanijahania | "Fixed estimate request autocomplete location" |
| Oct 17 | shanijahania | "Various lead form updates" |
| Oct 21 | shanijahania | "Add order by field order to form fields relationship" |
| Oct 21 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "1 make the FormLayout enum class" |
| Oct 23 | shanijahania | "Lead form API update with multiple steps SDK" |
| Oct 24 | shanijahania | "Fix issues sent in docs" |
| Oct 24 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "some issue fixed in excel file" |
| Oct 24 | shanijahania | "update member gallery images issue" |
| Oct 27 | shanijahania | "Merge branch 'dev-khalil'" |
| Oct 27 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "classified video modal black theme convert" |
| Oct 28 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "update the lead custom view meta fields showing with match teh field_id get theri field name and its values" |
| Oct 28 | shanijahania | "change the checkboxes hide/show fields from livewire to alpine.js" |
| Oct 29 | shanijahania | "fixed form submission error" |
| Oct 29 | shanijahania | "Enable file upload in sdk and add validation for file upload field" |
| Oct 29 | shanijahania | "update embedform sdk to include dependent fields" |
📅 NOVEMBER 2025 — Final Month of Payments
Waqas Riaz payment received: $6,240 USD (~$8,550 CAD)
Key Commits November 2025
| Date | Author | Commit Message |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | shanijahania | "Update css for new design" |
| Nov 5 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "home updates the layout wiht new design header,footer main content navs,and" |
| Nov 6 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "home updates the all widgets" |
| Nov 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "change the header in app layout and app home layout both to same header-v1 call in both files" |
| Nov 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "classifed card simple v2 add the description and updated" |
| Nov 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "backdorp image issue in our partner fixed" |
| Nov 7 | shanijahania | "Merge css with design" |
| Nov 7 | MuhammadKhalil492 | "add the request estimate widget in filemant and blade componenmt and made it dynamic" |
Then... activity stops. November 10, 2025 — final payment made the damage is devastating and the truth is slowly discovered.
The "No Message" Problem
Throughout the commit history, a disturbing pattern emerges:
ESP Marketplace Commits Labeled "no message"
| Author | Approximate Count |
|---|---|
| Waqas Riaz | 30+ |
| shanijahania | 10+ |
| Others | 5+ |
| Total | 45+ |
These commits have no documentation. No one knows what was changed or why. This is:
- Unprofessional
- It makes the code unmaintainable.
- It is impossible to track the work that has been completed.
- Evidence of careless development
Developer Contribution Analysis
By Commit Volume (Approximate)
| Developer | Est. Commits | % of Total | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| shanijahania | ~800+ | ~50% | Primary developer |
| MuhammadKhalil492 | ~500+ | ~31% | Secondary developer |
| Shoaib | ~150+ | ~9% | Developer |
| Waqas Riaz | ~100+ | ~6% | Project lead (minimal code) |
| Others | ~64+ | ~4% | Various |
The Key Finding
Waqas Riaz—the person I trusted and paid $83,000 to—contributed approximately 6% of the commits. His team did 94% of the work. He collected 100% of the money.
Waqas told me, there's nothing you can legally do in Pakistan.
ESP Marketplace Code Quality: Red Flags
| Issue | Evidence |
|---|---|
| "no message" commits | 45+ commits with no documentation |
| Merge conflicts | Frequent merge commits suggest poor coordination |
| Reverts | Multiple "Revert" commits suggest broken code pushed |
| Typos in commits | "udpate", "chagne", "wiht", "relateion" — rushed, careless work |
| IP addresses in commits | "110.39.1.242:equalpixels/esp-directory" — internal server references |
| Never deployed | 1,614 commits but never reached production |
What Was Actually Built
Based on commit messages, these features had some work done:
| Module | Status |
|---|---|
| User registration/profiles | Partial |
| Blog/Posts | Partial |
| Classified ads | Partial |
| Jobs board | Partial |
| Manufacturer/Supplier | Partial |
| Projects | Partial |
| Teams | Partial |
| Lead forms | In progress |
| Admin dashboard (Filament) | Partial |
| Frontend templates | Partial |
What Was NOT Built (Per Commit Evidence)
| Module | Status |
|---|---|
| Payment processing | No commits found |
| Subscription billing | No commits found |
| Credit system | No commits found |
| Lead matching automation | No commits found |
| Email automation | No commits found |
| Production deployment | Never done |
The Timeline vs. Payment Reality
| Month | Payment | Commits | Waqas Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | $6,240 | 0 | Nothing |
| Nov 2024 | $6,240 | ~200+ | "no message" commits |
| Dec 2024 | $6,240 | ~150+ | Occasional commits |
| Jan 2025 | $6,240 | ~100+ | "no message" commits |
| Feb 2025 | $6,240 | ~100+ | Minimal |
| Mar 2025 | $6,240 | ~100+ | Minimal |
| Apr 2025 | $6,240 | ~150+ | Minimal |
| May 2025 | $6,240 | ~100+ | Minimal |
| Jun 2025 | Stopped payment | ~100+ | Minimal |
| Jul 2025 | $6,240 | ~100+ | Minimal |
| Aug 2025 | $6,240 | ~150+ | Minimal |
| Sep 2025 | $6,240 | ~150+ | Minimal |
| Oct 2025 | $6,240 | ~100+ | Minimal |
| Nov 2025 | $6,240 | ~50+ | Minimal, then stops |
Total: $83,000 paid to Waqas of Houzez Wordpress Theme over 13 payments. 1,614 commits. Platform never finished. Never deployed.
Conclusion
The GitHub repository provides documentary evidence that:
- I paid Waqas Riaz, Houzez cofounder, before work began—October payment, first commit November 19. I even provided an additional USD $2000.00 to him prior to that.
- Waqas Riaz barely coded—~6% of commits while collecting 100% of payment
- Waqas's team did the work— Houzez developer shanijahania from EqualPixels.io and MuhammadKhalil492 wrote most of the code
- The work was sloppy—dozens of "no message" commits, typos, and merge conflicts.
- Core features have never been built—no payment system, no subscriptions, no automation.
- Project never deployed—13 months of payments, nothing in production
This is what $83,000 USD (~$113,700 CAD) bought:
- Static pages without an engine
- ~15-20% of a complete platform
- Undocumented, messy code
- Nothing functions as a business
The commits are timestamped. The payments are documented. The truth is in the code.
Evidence Preservation Notice
All screenshots and data referenced in this analysis have been preserved and are available for legal review. This documentation is currently being prepared for submission:
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
- Envato/ThemeForest
- Payoneer
- Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan
Analysis completed: December 30, 2025
Repository: github.com/ESP-Marketplace/ESP-Platform
Total commits analyzed: 1,614
Screenshots preserved: 45+