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Nanaimo
2023-12-20 15:21 PST
File # 2023
The holiday season is known as a time to spread good cheer, to be kind and think of others. For fraudsters all they spread is misery and the opportunity to take your hard-earned money. The Nanaimo RCMP wishes to advise the general public of a group of travelling fraudsters who are putting a damper on the holidays as they make their way throughout Vancouver Island offering fraudulent home and yard services. The most recent incident occurred in south Nanaimo on December 15th. In this occurrence, a home owner was approached and asked to hire the company. The offer was declined. However, the contact was reported to the police.
This group has already targeted the communities of West Shore, Sidney, and Victoria scamming home owners out of thousands of dollars. In those incidents, the fraudsters approach various residences and offer to complete roofing, gutter, driveway or paving services. For any work done payment is expected up front, the work is not completed and the service provided is sub par. In the Nanaimo occurrence, a Caucasian man with an Irish accent was involved. Previous reports have upwards of four men associated to the fraud.
The named of Trade Right Paving Inc has various 1-star reviews from a number of unsatisfied customers complaining of fraudulent work. Other names used by the same fraudsters are All Roads Paving Inc. and Weatherproof Roofing & Masonry.
If you are approached by this group, do not accept any offers for yard work or repairs and report the contact to your nearest police jurisdiction. Handy man frauds are not new and the standard ploy is to do shoddy work, demand money up front and not complete the work they started, said R/Cst Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP.
If you are approached by this group, do not accept any offers for yard work or repairs and report the contact to your nearest police jurisdiction. Handy man frauds are not new and the standard ploy is to do shoddy work, demand money up front and not complete the work they started
To learn more about current frauds and scams Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. If you have information on these fraudsters, call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.
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