Beware of deal too good to be true, warn Winnipeggers ghosted by paving company after paying thousands
CBC
A Winnipeg senior says she's out thousands of dollars after paying for what seemed like a good deal on a driveway makeover, only for it to be left in worse condition after work done by a company she now can't reach.
Donna Pryma said just over two weeks ago, she was approached by a man who said he was from a company that could patch up her driveway and fill in its cracks. The next day, she was given a business card and a quote for $3,000.
She gave him the money in cash a day later.
After that, different people worked on the driveway for about half a day, but it's now a mess of crumbling concrete, with many of the cracks not even properly filled.
Pryma said she hasn't heard from or seen the man who first contacted her since. Now, she can't get in touch with anyone from the company.
"It takes me a long time to make that $3,000," she said. "I was upset."
The company identified itself as Tip Top Paving.
CBC News called the company at the number listed on its website, which was the same as the number on the business card Pryma got. An automated response said the number is unavailable. Emails sent to the address listed on the company's website bounced back.
The company isn't listed under the Manitoba Companies Office.
One of Pryma's neighbours also had an experience with the same company and said he's out thousands too.
Shlomo Teboul said workers started prep work on his driveway, and he was then asked by a man to give a $2,500 deposit. He took money out of a savings account to pay the deposit, but nobody showed up again.
"He spoke with me like his friend.... He [connects] with me, he takes the money and [goes] away."
Teboul has only been living in Winnipeg for a few months, and said he was anxious to get the driveway repaved in preparation for winter.
But now, he hasn't been able to contact anyone from the company.
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