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- Weatherly, PA, USA • Feb 20, 2026
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Devin said the work would be completed within a week and a half by July 5th. July 14th they still had not started and asked for a refund, they said they would mail it on July 15th, then it changed to a refund was needed from a stone delivery which never happened before they could refund me. Then they agreed to do the work, came for 2 days a week for 2 weeks, dug a horrible hole not to the depth stated in the contract and it was out of square by 4 feet. Then they left and never came back. I had to contact a lawyer in September 2025 and have been going through the legal civil process and the company does not have a legitimate address and all the court notices are being returned.

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- Washington, DC, USA • Feb 20, 2026
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Gregory Kreiler quoted $16,000 labor expenses for my renovation project. I sent him $8,000 as a 50% up front payment and the other 50% was due at the end of the project. I paid for materials as well ($5,800). After initiating the project, Greg sent an email saying he wants another $2,000 in labor up front. When I said no becuase not even half of the work had been done, he sent another email terminating the agreement due to "communication difficulties". He had not completed even 1/4 of the work to be done. He then avoided all phone call and emails, never responding again. This contractor is unprofessional and a scammer. Avoid.

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- Warrenton, VA, USA • Jan 31, 2026
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Company only accepted small checks (9K or less) for the total amount. Began work and left me no choice but to continue it with all the siding ripped off my house. Company refused to provide me with a receipt or even bill of materials used. They never returned as promise to fix issues with their installation. They destroyed landscaping and walkways and entered my property and removed items without permission weeks after the job was complete. Their email and websites are 'invalid' now. No way to contact them. While they did some 'work', it's clear that any warranty is not going to be honored. Their insistence on cash/checks not made out to the company and under SAR limits is suspicious.

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- West Chester, PA, USA • Nov 21, 2025
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I hired West Chester Chimney and Fireplace Service to come out and a different company came out and told me I needed a part. I looked up that company and phone number and there's no information online. The invoice has no address or phone number The man that came out was in unmarked car, no uniform. I tried calling back after appt and person answers with no company name and asks what service Im looking for.

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- Silver Spring, MD, USA • Nov 12, 2025
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They were hired to remove glue residue of a newly installed floor. They came under the influence with no identification or branding on the truck or on themselves. In addition, they brought one tool the size of a toilet brush with identified product and no idea what they were there to do.

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- Slatington, PA, USA • Sep 26, 2025
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Guy came to door said we had hail damage on roof they could get us a new roof through our insurance co and we pay our deductable plus deprecation cost out of pocket rushed us to sign a contract had insurance approve roof now keeps calling and coming looking for us to give him $$ up front and rest later keeps pestering us for their check

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- Dumfries, VA, USA • Sep 07, 2025
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Contractor Christopher Delmaro, operating as Metro Roofing and Contracting, was hired to perform renovation work at 3205 D Street SE, Washington, DC 20019. A $60,000 down payment was paid to Mr. Delmaro in good faith in three installments at the start of the contract.

After receiving the third payment of $36,000, Mr. Delmaro failed to return to the property or perform any of the agreed-upon work. Numerous attempts to contact him were unsuccessful. No refund was provided.

This appears to be a deliberate scheme to accept large advance payments without providing services. His actions have caused significant financial harm and delay. I request that your office investigate Mr. Delmaro and his company for contractor fraud and unfair trade practices and take appropriate enforcement action, including restitution.

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- Savannah, GA, USA • Aug 27, 2025
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I hired a contractor to do a job in Agawam MA and he stole money from me by never doing the job and never ordering the doors and windows. He took the $4,000 deposit and disappeared. This complaint has been filed with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, and the Connecticut Attorney General's office at this point. BE VERY CAREFULL!!

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- Bordentown, NJ, USA • Aug 25, 2025
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A person come to the door and asked if i had any concrete work to be don , so he looked at the patio with lot's of cracks, he told me he would replace the patio with wire reinforcement ,also replace the front flower-box made from red brick,also put a hand railing on the front step for handy cap person. The patio was replaced but the broken up patio bricks was put in my back yard,I asked when are the bricks going to be removed ,he told me when the flower box is finished ,it all will be taken away. Bricks still in back yard ,flower box not finished, and i have called this number 215 852 9909 at least 30 times and no return call.

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- Cheltenham, PA, USA • Aug 16, 2025
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A person in a vehicle with sprayer equipment approached me while I was doing landscaping on my property. Gave me a card saying they do driveway repair and sealing with a warranty, and offered me a deal to have it done that same day. I accepted since my driveway needs the work. They sprayed and promised to come back to do the repair work and reseal. They have never come back to date. I have talked to the owner several times and was told he would show up soon. As of today, 08/16/2025, when I called his number again, there is no service!

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- Seaford, NY, USA • Aug 15, 2025
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Felix Garcia, aka Robert Rivas, Eddie, Anthony is the many names of this dirty contractor. Using the Nextdoor App, I was looking for a contractor to do work on my house. Felix Garcia recommended “ Anthony “ for the job, when in fact, it was himself. We hired him to res and pavers and he collected the $$, did part of the work, and at that point I discovered from other victims he was a scammer. His worker did damage to my property causing me to pay someone else to fix it.

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- Reading, PA, USA • Jul 02, 2025
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I had a contractor come to my home to remodel my bathroom. He received two cashier checks which totaled around $4300. He received $2300 for materials to start the project. He was almost finished and needed some more but I did not have it, only the rest of the money to finish the project with the other cashier's check. He came up with death in the family and din't come for a week, then broke up with girlfriend and suppose to got put out his place. Now it is partner who had a fall with each other and kepted his car keys so more time has passed by. He said, he needed a few days because the guy had my mirror, and I told him there is other things to finish besides a mirror. I gave him a few days and called his cell phone and he changed his number. I inboxed him on a app called "Nextdoor" which is where we communicated at first and he never responded, then inboxed him on Facebook and no response again.

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- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA • Jun 01, 2025
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They claim to fix garage doors did not fix the door . refuse to give me their address said they would issue me a refund but never did . Said they would send another repair person out to fix the damage door and never did .

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- Bensalem, PA, USA • May 31, 2025
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We needed our Luxury Vinyl floor repaired and got the company from the Next Door app. An employee Named Davis came out to our home and reviewed our needs and subsequently sent us an estimate of $2,100 with a requirement of a 50% deposit. We sent the deposit via Zelle on 2-13-25 and they scheduled a time to come an do the repairs. They had to cancel the repairs on two subsequent days and finally we sent them a cancellation request and requested our deposit back. We were promised on several occasions that the deposit was being mailed back to us but it still has not been received. I even have a picture of the check. They initially sent it to the wrong address and was told that they corrected the address and sent it to us. We have reported this additionally to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Attorney General for Consumer Affairs and also contacted Channel 6 Call for Action. We also received an email telling us that the company is being sued for this scam by other individuals.

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- Annandale, VA, USA • May 14, 2025
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A man posing as a contractor approached my elderly father, almost 88 years old, and said that he could replace a couple slabs in the driveway that were cracked. My father witnessed the work and he said that the workers broke up the old driveway and poured concrete over the broken pieces, no reinforced steel was involved. I was out of town when this work was completed. My father told the man that I was the one handling his finances and would handle payment. A man called me and said his name is David Jones, when asked, he said his company name was EGY Construction, that company doesn’t exist. After further research, the name associated with the phone number, 484-472-2849, is Keithon J Green. I asked the man if he was licensed, insured, and bonded, he said that he was. However, after speaking to him on the phone, I texted asking for his business license. He has yet to text me with a reply. I have been receiving phone calls, which I’ve since blocked. I received a phone call yesterday, from someone saying he was the uncle of the man who did the concrete work and I immediately said I was busy and hung up. He called several more times before I blocked his number, 484-338-6407. I have not paid them, because they have yet to prove that they are licensed to do construction in Fairfax County. I’ve notified Fairfax County police and spoke to a detective, but his hands are tied since a crime has to be proven. I would appreciate any guidance concerning this matter. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you.

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- Lewistown, PA, USA • May 13, 2025
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Paving Scam - Paving crew in brand new vehicles using name United Road Construction. Tag on vehicles is URC USDOT 2611562. These people are very deceptive and will say they are a road crew complete with red lights and yellow safety vests. They say that they can't work that day and have extra or leftover asphalt and will offer you a deal. Except it is not a deal. It starts small, then the price goes up. The work is terrible quality but they are counting on you not to know its bad. They are in a big hurry to take your money and leave.

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- Mechanicsburg, PA, USA • May 08, 2025
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Did a horrible job on driveway and came back out and promised to redo it and has ghosted me for 2 months

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA • May 01, 2025
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I had contract, Jonathan Omar Rodriguez, as a professional handyman to do home repairs. The job was to paint some bedrooms walls fix cracks,wholes,paint to be white the current color. Remove popcorn on walls in bathroom, caulk bathtub and paint white. Repair railing in hallway screw is lose from cement wall which was not done .Paint hallway and wall in living room red making accent wall. Removing popcorn ceiling in livingroom and install ceiling fan with light and paint ceiling white with glitter. Fix switch by basement there is a short and fix outlet in dinning by left wall once you walk in. Fix door joints to screendoor. The total for said job was $2150.00 for labor and supples. There was a deposit requested of $1050.00 to begin working which was given .He start working at my house did fix wholes and cracks in bedroom and paint bedrooms, but there are area need to be painted still. Removed popcorn in bathroom walls , bathroom need to be painted and tub was caulk.The accent wall in hallway was done edge need to be panted and hall wall still need to be painted .Removal of the popcorn from living ceiling was done. The ceiling need to be painted and ceiling fan was not installed Had request additional money to buy more supples and to continue to work which is when the $750.00 was given. The said handyman took the money stop working never return to work last date work was 3/1/25 . The last time was told he will come do some repaires was 3/15/15,did not show or called I have text him and called him. He has not showed to work futher have request the money to be return.He has text that he will pay installment of $100.00 for 7 weeks, but not a thing has been done. I was told he was license handyman contact attorney general not listed was told he work with reestate office also.

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- Levittown, PA, USA • Apr 23, 2025
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John the owner said if I wasn’t satisfied, I don’t pay until I’m satisfied. Which before the work was done he came to collect the money. Which he wanted it in cash. I called him over a handful of times the first two times he answered and then he stopped answering and then my husband called and didn’t answer for him . My husband did leave a message but no return phone call. I got my driveway paved which is grainy like the asphalt was not padded down good enough . My rain spout was damaged also in this process.

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- Jamaica, NY, USA • Apr 10, 2025
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Scammer posses as a window installer. Came to house to measure then requested a $500 deposit. He has never returned with windows to install. Demanded a zelle payment so taxes would not have to be added.

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