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Bogus Handyman
HI GUYS, JUST WOULD LIKE TO POST A WARNING REGARDING HANDYMEN THAT RIP YOU OFF. THIS WON'T APPLY TO EVERYONE AS HE (OR THEY) JUST SEEM TO TARGET ASIAN COMMUNITIES. I RECENTLY GAVE A COUPLE OF JOBS TO A HANDYMAN AFTER HE CAME TO THE DOOR REQUESTING TO ODD JOBS IN THE HOME/GARDEN FOR CASH IN HAND WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REASONABLE. HE DID THE JOB WELL THE FIRST TIME. THE HE WOULD AGREE TO DO A JOB FOR A PRICE THEN WOULKD START AND NOT TURN UP FOR WEEKS. THEN EVENTUALLY HE DID COME AND FINISH THE WORK AND WAS PAID THE REST OF THE MONEY. THE NEXT TIME HE STARTED ANOTHER JOB THAT WE FIXED A PRICE FOR THEN AFTER DOING HALF OF IT HE REQUESTED TO BE PAID IN FULL AND DUMB ME! PAID HIM AS I TRUSTED THIS IDIOT. THEN HE DIDN'T COME THE NEXT DAY/OR WEEK OR A MONTH, AND HE DELIBERATELY IGNORED CALLS AND EVENTUALLY SWITCHED OFF HIS PHONE OR LET IT RING OUT. I FELT SO STUPID HAVING PAID HIM BUT I HAPPENED TO MENTION THIS TO MY FRIEND WHO STAYS IN BEARSDEN AND I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND BUT IN BEARSDEN. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PERSON WAS THE SAME OR MAYBE THEY WORK IN GROUPS TO RIP ASIAN PEOPLE OFF. THE GUY WENT BY THE NAME OF ANDY OR FREDDIE. BOTH OF THEM (OR SAME) RIPPED THE CUSTOMERS OFF OF THEIR MONEY AND LEFT THE JOB IN THE MIDDLE. JUST DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST! SO THIS IS JUST A WARNING FOR ANY ASIAN PEOPLE OR PEOPLE FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES COMING ACROSS ANY HANDYMEN AT THEIR DOOR ASKING FOR WORK. PRETTY SURE THESE GUYS RECEIVE ALL TYPES OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE ALREADY AND JUST DO THIS AS A HOBBY TO RIP PEOPLE OFF. SO BE WARNED GUYS.... PLEASE ALSO PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU.
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