Toronto-area woman scammed out of $158K gets nearly half her money back
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A Toronto-area woman who was defrauded out of $158,000 in a roofing scam over the summer received about half her money back following a tip from a CTV News viewer.
A Toronto-area woman who was defrauded out of $158,000 in a roofing scam over the summer received about half her money back following a tip from a CTV News viewer.
"Getting that money back, boy, oh boy, did that make me feel good and my family too," Sita Dubeau, of Scarborough, told CTV News Toronto.
Dubeau called a company in July to get gutter guards installed, but was convinced by two men who came to her door that her roof was in horrible shape and about to collapse.
She was told her home could be condemned, but that they could repair the roof for $158,000 as long as she paid them in advance.
"I was extremely shocked, in a state of disbelief, but you're scared about it," Dubeau said at the time. "I went to the bank, got wire transfers, e-transfer, whatever they wanted. I paid the whole thing."
They knocked down her chimneys and ripped off her shingles, and showed her a photo of decomposed beams.
"They're telling you how dangerous it is, that the chimney could come down on somebody," Dubeau previously said.
