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Friday, May 1, 2015

Persistence Pays Off

We got ripped off recently.  A yard crew got money, but did not come back to finish the job.  We were able to turn in the supplies for store credit.  We have called the people and they kept promising to come out.  I thought we should call the police, but Angie felt it would be he said vs. she said because we did not have any evidence.  She did post their business card on a local site and told people to beware of these people.  Later, another person on the site tried to advertise for them.  Angie went on to tell the people that these were the people who ripped us off.

Two days ago, she saw their vehicle on our block.  They were at our neighbor's house.  She went over there and confronted the person.  The person was not the owner.  He claims that he did not know the work had not been done.  He said he would pass on the information to the boss.

Yesterday,  Angie went to pick up Michelle up from school.  As she was waiting, she saw the boss.  He was waiting to pick up his son.  So, she went up to him and asked for our money.  He said he did not know his son did not finish the job.  Why would he do something like that if he expected to get more work in our neighborhood?  He asked how much would repay us.  He only had a certain amount.  He claims he will give us the rest on Monday.  We'll see.

Due to her persistence, we have got over half the money back.  If this happens to you, be persistent.  Warn neighbors about the fraud and track the people down.  I would be careful.  If these were not legitimate businessmen, they might be long gone.  These guys lived around her.  You can always call the police if you keep records.

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