Victim Location 29581
Type of a scam Home Improvement
Tues 9/3/19 *** ***, the paving contractor came to my house about 9:55 am and we agreed to pave the entire driveway for $5,500. He would not give a name for his company but from what I gathered, he was from North Augusta, SC or that vicinity. Wed 1/15/20 I had sent a number of photos to him by way of Texting. My daughter, *** tried to contact *** ***. I showed *** the contact with the paver and she called his number and got no response. She called him again pretending to have some paving done. He called right back but when *** asked him where he was located, he asked her why she needed it and then he hung his phone up. *** seemed to think the best thing to do is work thru a small claims court. She looked on line for him and she said there was a complaint against him in Columbia 3/18, Horry County 12/2/019, one at Camden 2/17/2011, Winston Salem Nov. 2016. Harnett County NC July 2016, Kannapolis 11/2016, *** June 26, 2018 by searching *** *** paving.
After a heavy rain part or the material on the driveway washed away and out to ditch and highway adjoining yard. Have photos but don’t know how to get them to you with attachment below.
Victim Location 14032
Total money lost $10,000
Type of a scam Home Improvement
The victim, my grandpa (81years of age)whom suffered from a stroke 2 years ago, disabling him physically on most of the left side of his body, along with some mental aspects. Is being scammed by *** people & a *** "company" named "Asphalt paving", phone: 607-592-7101.
Now, he has received one paper receipt (that is utter garbage as you can see) in regards to work he had done on the driveway, back in june. Legit just added a layer of pavement/blacktop to an existing driveway. I called this number to clarify a few things, as I noticed some red flags within my grandpas checking account (I’m not POA, I’m only executive priv. w/shared account). 3 checks were made out to a "Rodney Cooper", Nov 19th, 2019, Nov 25th, 2019, and December 11th, 2019. For; $2400.00, $3800, and $3800.
My grandpa said this man stopped at the house 3 seperate times, saying the other check didnt work, and something with the taxes (idk he can hardly comprehend what folk tell him, and there is no paper trail, so its all verbal, HUGE RED FLAG).
So After calling this man, and clarifying he did indeed work for this "ashpalt paving", I did verify work he did back in June, though the check was made to an "Alex Cooper", unlike these past 3 weeks, where it was "Rodney Cooper" (with no work done clearly, its winter). He says on the phone, oh I have family, 4 children, the same sap story nonsense you hear from liars/criminals getting caught in fraud.
(I used to work in banking).
This is purely a [censored], taking advantage of my grandfather whom suffers from his stroke, it has made him simply unaware. The money is a loss, but awareness is to be made and to be provided, I hope NO ONE ELSE falls into this scam by,
Asphalt paving, with their scam invoice, and "family";
"Alex Cooper & Rodney Cooper".
"Company" Phone #: 607-592-7101