Over the weekend while we were out a gentleman stopped by our house and dropped off a business card.
When we arrived I glanced at it, put it on the counter and went outside to work on some projects.
About an hour later a white pick up truck with two occupants, rolled in my driveway and I was pleasantly greeted by a guy with a heavy Irish accent.
He stated his company was doing work in the area and he was wondering if we require any. With my front entrance all ripped up it is obvious there is work to be done. So we chatted for a bit he gave me a price and explained in detail what he could do for me. He was polite, knowledgeable and very eager to do the job. "You don't pay until the job is done"...
So I said, I'll think about it and I'll contact him if I'm interested. He left and I continued my projects.
Went in the house and told my wife. We decided to check out reviews on Google. We could not find a single one, but their website showed Google reviews, first red flag. Then we see no name on the card, the business is a virtual address and only a 1-800 number, having his cell number we checked that and it is from the Ottawa area, then we checked out the website creation date, November 2023. More red flags...
Lastly we Google paving scams, Irish accent, white pick up truck and boy that seals the deal. Looks like these two have been doing this for years and even arrested for it. Found articles, forum posts etc.
While I could be wrong, I'll stay sceptical and cautious and keep my money....
