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Albert Kuka 3479020097 this is his phone number was recommended by my coworker Michael .I trusted Michel and didn’t check Alberts background .we sighed an agreement to replace my cellar door .I gave him cash 2400$. He insisted on cash then he tricked me into starting fixing the basement.He said it would cost 30,000 and he needs down paynment .I gave him 5,000 in cash and 10,000 in check but he again demanded cash .We met in my bank Maspeth federal and teller gave him 10,000 cash .They have him on cameras .Then he demanded more 1700 in cash I called Michael my coworker and he said I can give him more .I gave Albert Kuka. All my life savings and he never show up .I can’t reach him .Police won’t help and civil court attorney said they need exect address .I check on internet and Albert had 3 different adrdress and phone is out of service or no one pick up .I’m so devastated I don’t know what to do .Albert Kuka is professional scammer and will continue scamming nice people .Please help .

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On Aug 9, 2023, Timothy Cordingley came to our place and gave an estimate for some landscape work in backyard. We agreed on paying total $3750 and he demanded $1850 as advanced. We paid that by check. He promised to start and complete the work in next 1-2 weeks.

When we followed up, he would promise to start the work in next few days which did not happen. After numerous calls and text messages, he has stopped responding. We just want our money back and do not wish to work with this guy anymore.

His web site (https://tcordingleydesigns.com) has the same telephone number as he gave us (847-818-1234).

On a side note, the receipt he gave us for the deposit amount has his last name mentioned as "Codingley" where as the web site has "Cordingley", which may be a typo. However, the telephone is the same on the web site.

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Started a landscaping project and left it incomplete, had to hire someone else to finish what was started. Tried to contact him and it was only I t to the police that he sent me messages again. He is now unwilling to return the money I gave him for the project only a fraction is was he is offering. His company name does not exist, he changed his phone number twice he has multiple facebook pages with different pictures but the same friends. I do not have his address.

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Guys claiming to be from this company kept showing up unannounced to my property offering my father services,my father told them he wanted the whole driveway redone and put in and he had someone gonna do it for about 3500 and the guy gave him an estimate of 8000. My father told him no and the guy left, a day later comes by another guy from the same company saying hell drop it down to 6000 and my father said no again. Mt father was outside installing a new front screen door and one of them appeared again, insisting and said he could do it for 3600 and my father said he had already set the budget to 3500 and that he didnt have that money at the moment because the guy said he wanted to do it asap, that same day (saturday afternoon 8/19). He told him to come by Monday night when he my dad was home from ,if they could agree so they could talk about how, when, and payment wise. Monday at around 10am these men showed up at my property and started to remove the driveway and grass with no consent.

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Found Mr. Martin Mcdonagh (aka Gerard Martin) through the Thumbtack app. He quoted me an estimate once he arrived and saw my property. Repairs included: powerwashing, resetting, sanding, and sealing patio pavers; repair driveway cracks; and fix front stoop. Stated which company he was with(Gateway) including his 8 year guarantee in addition to his $**** estimate. I was not given a Homeowners Rights brochure nor an Illinois Home and Remodeling Repair Act brochure. He said he would return to start the following Monday, but when he arrived he had me sign my agreement only. The next day he had his son do the work of powerwashing and the following day he had one of his workers repave pavers. He subsequently used playsand to fill my pavers(rather than polymeric) and did not seal the pavers. His repairing of driveway cracks consisted of putting slabs of concrete over them. The front stoop was done sloppily and hastily. I paid with a check and it was cashed at a US Bank within hours of payment. Within a few days I noticed excessive sand building up in the corners, which would not happen if it were sealed. In addition, growth was already coming through and there were concrete footsteps on my pavers. I took pictures and contacted him through Thumbtack. He said he would come correct everything. He eventually came only to add more playsand and used bleach to kill the weeds. He said he would return to correct everything else. I had also reported the cracks were also visible and were not repaired. He never returned.

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American Remodeling calls claiming I have requested a roofing estimate which I have not done. I have repeatedly told them I am not interested and to remove me from the calling list. They then send an email saying they will speak with me soon.

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- Felton, PA, USA
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Below is snip it of the text conversations. Long story short there has been little to no communication from camjam with information after the first draft.

May 10th 1st draft released

May 18th Revision sent asked for confirmation

May 19th asked for confirmation of recieved

May 23rd Asked for confirmation again

May 23rd Reciept of revision confirmed

May 25th Asked for update on when we would see more

May 26th asked again.

Responce was we will see them in a couple of days

May 31st Any update

May 31st Noted as waiting on engineer

June 1st called and stated we should see something by june 2nd at night

June 5th stated you would send me cardinal finacing contact (never did)

June 6th called again, did not answer. via text stated you wanted to schedule a call for friday meeting set for friday at 6pm

STATED THAT THE ENGINEER QUIT AND WOULD BE DELAYED

June 8th asked for update again - stated set coming tonight

June 9th Asked for update on drawings and confirmation of meeting for the night meeting. No confirmation recieved

at 6pm texted and stated you were still on the phone and would call back. no call back recieved

Call recipt recorded you saw last message at 6/12/23

from 6/12 at 9AM on all messages went through as non-imessages and phone calls went right to voicemail indicating I was blocked

On 6/12 we recieved an update that the engineer and architect would reach out to use direct because you were tied up with personal issues

All my texts past this point might not have went through due to the blocked number. 5 messages sent and numberous phone calls were attempted.

on june 15th sent email asking for you for an update via email

june 16th you emailed only that you were in the hospital over the weekend

June 21st we asked for the contact inforamtion for the engineer and architect since they did not reach out to us

June 21st you sent us the same draft 1 plans we already marked up and sent over. I emailed back on the 22nd stating the issues and stated we needed an update again asking for an update

June 26th we stated we still did not have an update

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Targets elderly people (ramps in front of home) offers to fix shingles/roof tiles for free then gives an estimate for all work needed on home. Says issues with home require him to notify the State about structure/termite issues unless they fix without involving State. Website/Facebook look legitimate but they are not. The Facebook has no likes/followers/reviews. Address for company in upstate NY is not a real address. Workers are like gypsies and speak with Irish accents. Showed up at victims home with brand new shiney shovels/ladders which had obviously never been used.

Take home- look legit. Target elderly. Request cash only as payment. Address fake. Website brand new. Facebook fake. Personable Irish accent men.

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- Long Island City, NY, USA
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After service provided and paid for demanded more money. Provided fake receipts (years old) and used means of extortion in attempt to get consumer to pay.

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- Atlanta, GA, USA
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the company and website mentioned does not exist. they have discounted bathroom vanities but when you call the number it is a random women in Colts Neck New Jersey. She knows nothing of the business and had been getting calls.

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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He give me a false contract. He said he would replace and stain all wood trim on windows, doors wall and floor trim. He said He would tear out and replace kitchen and dinning room tiles. Instead He took the trim and base off my walls, took all the doors from my bedrooms, bathroom and closets doors. He took drawers from the hallway and my money and didn't return.

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• Feb 27, 2024
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He scammed me and my family. I have his recent contact information if you're interested.

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- Land O Lakes, FL, USA
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Mike Fuller and Karissa Fuller deceived me and stated they had a Florida contractor license. They do not! He tore my house apart and conveniently found damage that wasn’t there. He ruined my windows, fire wall, flooring and kitchen area using the wrong wool. Broke my tile, the archway came crashing down and continued to charge me and never bought the materials for my house. He stole thousands of dollars from me. He disclosed after I fired him he had tried to get his license in Minnesota and failed. I had to pay a Florida contractor to rebuild my home from the studs to make sure it was safe and passed inspection. He also ruined my roof from the inside of my house trying to jam in wood pieces to hold up the ceiling in which he destroyed. He is not a contractor and has no idea what he is doing.

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This business ("Dunning Tuckpointing & Concrete") is a complete scam. First, they are not a registered business with the state of Illinois (see ilsos.gov) and they are not insured in this state. They have no website, and their alleged address (449 Randy Rd. Carol Stream) is actually a Truck Parts business. They won't give out any information, and they will take your money ($39 for a quote - their current "special") and your credit card number and run. The person who came (for 5 minutes, after ghosting me for the first appointment and attempting to reschedule the second) did not leave a business card, and would not respond to calls or emails. His number (872-267-9603) is also linked to a tax fraud scam, as I later discovered. His name is variously given as Martin, Oscar, and Jeff (and probably more fake names also). Everyone associated with this "business" gave me the complete runaround. When I called, I was assured a supervisor would contact me (one did not) and I was assured my money would be returned (it was not). The person who answers the phone ("Alfa") asks for a LOT of information, but gives out none. I suspect that all or nearly all of the five other Google reviews could be from fake accounts (note that three of them have ONLY ONE review). Do not, under any circumstances, attempt to do business with these fraudsters. Learn from my mistake!

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person presented a contract, rushed us to give deposit, sent invoice and after that never showed up.

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- Los Angeles, CA, USA
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I hired a general contractor to do $56k and signed his estimate. I gave him $24k for a down deposit and he only did 5% of the work he promised. I asked for a refund and he hasn’t provided it to me. He scammed me of my money.

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• Feb 27, 2024
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He scammed me and my family. I have his recent contact info. Please reach out to me.

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• Feb 27, 2024
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I have his recent contact info. if you'd be interested in knowing his information. He scammed me and my family, as well.

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- Tampa, FL, USA
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Hector came promptly to my house and gave me verbal quote. Needed money to place order for fence materials at Home Depot. Gave him check which he cashed immediately. Order delayed, when went to get order he said it was wrong. Checked other companies for pricing. Pricing and product not agreed upon. Finally I said to just give my money back. He kept communicating by phone, texts and through NextDoor messaging. with promises and no-shows for 2 months. I kept after him. Mailed him Demand Letter and no response. Several others on NextDoor said they have also been scammed by this man. His real name is Hector Samuel Diaz Zavala. Phone number not listed under his name. Email I found for him is disconnected.

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First time I met this guy was when he came to fix a heater for my downstairs' neighbor, so then he was very nice and polite and gave me his number stating that if I'll need AC or heater to be fixed to give him a call. So after few months passed, and I called him. (09/01/22), he came the same day and informed me that I will need to pay him $150 because he needs to buy "chemicals" as he called it, as well as filter and grill. Also that he's providing me a discount, so basically he was charging only $90 for service. (09/02/22) Next day, he brought (2) filters (I checked the price online cost only $6, and (1) spray which is also $6. Then he said he has to order a grille and booster, and requested additional $150. Please note that he refused for me to Venmo him, because then he may need to pay taxes, so he asked for cash. Basically told me that he'll return tomorrow (09/03/22), but then he called and said that he's at the supply store and he "never asked a money for grille" so he wanted me to Venmo him $62 so he can purchase it at the moment. Long story short, he started ghosting me after that. Then at some point he called me back saying he has COVID and very sick, and to give him a week to recover. After a week when I called to check in, he said that his "foot is swollen' and he can't walk, that he has to see a doctor, so said let's check later. After a week, I got in touch again, then he said he'll come, but the same day when I would call to find out the "ETA", he would come up with excuses saying that he has to go to a supply store to purchase the supplies. When I inquired how come he still didn't purchase supplies if I paid him weeks ago, he laughed and stated "why would I?!" I told him that he's been wasting my time, because I had to take off from work few times because of him, but he never showed up, coming up with new excuses every time. At some point, my husband got in touch with him and he agreed to come between 3-5pm, so my husband waited, but he didn't show up. So then my husband had to leave the house. Around 6pm, this guy showed up, he left a grille ($50) by the door and left. I got home at 7pm and he was not there anymore. Then I got in touch with him to ask why didn't he wait bit longer, he stated that his "mother was waiting in the car" so he had to leave after waiting for 45 mins. However he promised to return to finish the job. The day when he was supposed to come, he never showed up. Then I got in touch with him to inquire where was he, and he stated that he's at the hospital with his mother. So then he promised to come a different day. That day came, and he AGAIN came up with an excuse that it's raining outside let's move it to a different day. Then again, the day came, and his new excuse was he forgot a booster that he bought me at his job site so he would return to get it but it closes at 4pm. Then we agreed to a different day again, then again he said that the booster is gone at the job site and that possibly someone took it, so he went to a "supply store" but they don't have it, however they can order it for him and it will come "tomorrow by 11am", so then we agreed that he'll come tomorrow around 4-5pm. The day came, he no longer responded to my calls. Basically, I calculated every item he bought to my house, and all cost only $62, meanwhile he charged me total of $362, -$90 for the service as he stated. So in total, I lost $210 to a scammer.

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