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On Friday 1/10/25 a man pulled up while my elderly mother was on the driveway and convinced her to let him pave her driveway. He told her to go to the bank and take out $3,000 and it would be done when she gets back. He didn’t give her a receipt and he said he would come back the next day and bring one and also patch up the rest of the driveway. On Saturday 1/11/25 he came back and patched up more spots on the driveway and told her to write him a check for $2,000. She wrote the check, and he still did not give her a receipt. He said he would come back the next day with a receipt and a warranty. After he didn’t come back Sunday 1/12/25 she called him/the number on the business card on Monday 1/13/25. The woman who answered the phone said he would come by at some point in the morning. He didn’t and he called from his personal phone and said he would stop by, but still never did. My mother said that at one point he called her and said he emailed her a receipt, which she didn’t receive either. When I went to the house I saw that the driveway was not paved correctly, instead just covered over.

Dollars Lost

$5000

Targeted Person's Location

NY, USA- 11787

Scammer Information
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Smithtown, NY- 11787

Mobile logo

(800) 777-8148

Web logo

Unknown URL

Scam Type

Home Improvement

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Business name

Unknown

Date Reported

January 16, 2025

Scam ID

934288


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