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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:24 PM |
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Beware - scam-artists offering gardening services in Brisbane
Just a heads up.
A couple of Maori Kiwi's today came around to my Grandmothers house in OXLEY, BRISBANE today to offer to do some gardening for her. Not
pre-organised, just a random thing.
They said that they would charge $50 for their services.
After getting on the roof of her garage to cut done ONE branch, they came back and charged her $550 due to the hazardous conditions
of hopping on the roof.
Now i am a resonable kind of guy, but C*#ts like these bloke who prey on the elderly for a quick buck make me sick.
If anyone knows of these two scum bags, or has any similar experiences, please let me know as this is takeing low to an entirly new level.
The card they left behind was for:
M.J.P. Tree Services
The guy who did the con is Joel and his number is 0421 597 296
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:29 PM |
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and she paid them, why? She should have called the police if she felt it was a suss act!
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:33 PM |
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My grandmother is over 80yrs old.
She is no longer the as sharp as she use to be.
If she remembers he sons b'days we are lucky.
My aunty was there, my Gma only had $40 to pay them and as my aunty went away to get the other $10 they conned my Gma into the "danger pay" and to
make a cheque out to cash.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:39 PM |
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Mate are they working around nowra,If i hear of them will let you know,Maybe you should still report them becuase i dont think they would be licensed
or insured cheers shane.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:40 PM |
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Hi Shane, my bad.
My grandma is in Oxley, Brisbane.
Lee.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:40 PM |
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Arse wipes. This kinda stuff makes me ill.
I hope that a police report was filed so we can get these jerks off the street.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:45 PM |
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The Police say that they did nothing wrong.
Since they successfully conned an 80yr old into paying them, it wasn't illegal.
I have never wanted to be violent before (strange considering my occupation), but this has sent me over the edge.
Sitting here contemplating the 13hr drive to QLD to see her and wait for them to come back.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:47 PM |
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Definately get her to report it. I still find it odd that she wouldn't question it and just hand over $500 more than quoted. Or that your Aunty
wouldn't have given them the 3rd degree......but yeah, pricks for doing it, scummy bastards!
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:50 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Definately get her to report it. I still find it odd that she wouldn't question it and just hand over $500 more than quoted. Or that your Aunty
wouldn't have given them the 3rd degree......but yeah, pricks for doing it, scummy bastards!
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My aunty did give them a going over, but when she stepped away for 2minutes, thats when they did the con.
We do have a business card that they dumb f*#ks left.
My brother is having a chat to a few of his mates to see if they can have a friendly chat to them.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:54 PM |
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Mate if they left a card and you can track them down,Then i say go get the SCUMBAGS???????
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:56 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by shanes57
Mate if they left a card and you can track them down,Then i say go get the SCUMBAGS???????
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My Bro and his mates are on to it.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 03:57 PM |
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Would they be leaving geuine business cards if they were doing the dodgy on people? Plus I don't think maori fellas are too friendly and usually
aren't short on size or anger! So I wouldn't be getting too high or mighty on them. Try the cops again, and just make up some shit which makes them
go chat to them for you first!?!?
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 04:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Would they be leaving geuine business cards if they were doing the dodgy on people? Plus I don't think maori fellas are too friendly and usually
aren't short on size or anger! So I wouldn't be getting too high or mighty on them. Try the cops again, and just make up some shit which makes them
go chat to them for you first!?!?
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Size isn't the problem, my bro's mates are Maori's too and a couple of big arse tongans.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 04:01 PM |
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then the dodgy pricks will probably just 'bro' and 'cuz' talk there way out of it and it will all end in beers eh bro
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 04:03 PM |
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i knew that me using the word bro would come back to get me
I say death to any c*#t who thinks its ok to rip off the elderly.
Lee.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 04:52 PM |
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Thats sh%t house Lee, hope the old girl isn't under too much financial hard ship after the con.
Give consumer affairs a buzz and cops to top things off.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 05:06 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Thats sh%t house Lee, hope the old girl isn't under too much financial hard ship after the con.
Give consumer affairs a buzz and cops to top things off.
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Hey Pete,
My Aunty is onto consumer affairs and as for the cops, well they said that they couldn't do anything about it.
Lee.
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| posted on January 10th, 2008 at 05:37 PM |
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Cancel the cheque or pull funds out of the cheque a/c so that it is dishonoured.
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 07:33 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Cancel the cheque or pull funds out of the cheque a/c so that it is dishonoured.
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The cheque was made out to cash and cashed straight away.
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 02:08 PM |
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Report them to the ATO and Dept of Immigration if all else fails.... |
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 02:21 PM |
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Hey Lee.
They are doing the rounds I think.
I had a guy this way matching that discription last week door knowcking. He had a friend Door knocking houses across the road.
They wanted to know if we needed the trees trimmed as they do that sort of thing. I said great, but I wont be paying since its not my house. He left
pretty quickly.
We're in Jindalee, stones throw from Oxley.
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 04:55 PM |
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Why don't you ring and book them to come and trim your trees.....You know what I'm saying????
You could also try talking to them and clarify why they charged her the extra.
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| posted on January 11th, 2008 at 06:22 PM |
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Find out where the local police inspector lives and book them to cut his trees down, Im sure something will be done about it then!
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