False recommendations

[CHST]

Hello,

I thought it worth for you to know that I have unfortunately fell victim to a scam Plumper, called "Rick with mobile number 0772106037, he took ?510 for almost nothing , the reason I have called him for a job is because of the numerous recommendations and positive feedback i read about him , but obviously they all seem to be false and fabricated to trap people

My experience with Rick :

I called him on Friday he answered and was polite and enthusiastic about the job , come after couple of hours , view the jobs needed , and gave me appointment to come next day , he came after an hour and half delay ,he said needs to buy the materiel parts from a shop he knows in Nunhead MKK that give him good discount,, I trusted him (foolishly ) and gave him what he asked ?300 to buy the stuff , I asked him to bring receipts , but he never did , he is done the job so quickly and badly ( discovered after-would)and asked for ?250 for labour , i gave him , there were one job he still need to do he said he will be back tomorrow , but he never showed up the next day , i called him & text him several time but never responded,

Maybe i trusted him because of the way he approached the whole thing and that he is "local" posted on East Dulwich Forum , I understand it IS foolish to think so , I have learnt my lesson , however ,I needed to share this with the forum so they do not fell in such a trap ,and not because someone has been recommended means its genuine !

[Loz]

If you click on the name of the 'recommender' you can see their number of posts. Be wary of recommendations from people with a small number of posts.

Those recommenders with a handful of posts you can also see all posts by that person - quite often they have posted their 'recommendations' for the same person 4 or 5 times, and that is all they've posted.