I had flood damage and a huge hole in my cieling with water pouring out. The whole lounge was like a bombsite. I couldnt reach anyone on my insurance and so i looked online and perth evap air con and gas came up. I rang spoke to chris who seemed very personable and was willing to attend immediately. He came and told me my whole evap system was shot the ducting was finished and the whole thing needed replacing. He informed me he does this kind of thing all the time and it would all be done through insurance. It was in the hot time of year and the house was unliveable without the evap system. He said he could do it strait away which i was suprised at but he would need a 3000 dollar deposit to get the job moving. He didnt do bank accounts and only worked with cash. So in my state of shock i handed him a 3k deposit.
After new year i got in touch with the guys jaa aircon who had fitted the unit previously. Jeff is a real professional and came immediately and they had a look at the system said a hose had come undone and just re connected it free of charge.
The unit works fine and has done ever since and it turns out the system was less than 12 months old anyhow.
So i ring mr chris brocklebank and tell him of the news expecting some kind of apology. He then immediately tells me he has a unit and the deposit was non refundable. I tell him i cannot afford the 3k loss.
He after a lot of back and forward offers me a job driving him as he has lost his license for 3 years. He offers me this so i can earn back some of the money he owes me. I then witness people calling him and asking for money back repeatedly on the phone or just complaining about his jobs. Once he has the money he doesnt care anyway.
He informs he has "my" unit to sell and then he can give me back my money. Metalplex are his supplier in wangara. I spoke with them and they informed me he only pays cash before he takes an item and if its not taken from the premises it would be refundable or creditable.
Yesterday i had to drop him off at court for some other defence he is out on bail for and while waiting he asks me to go cash a cheque for a job.
I did this at whitfords banks west as he instructed and i have a text from him saying there is a grand free. I understood he was using this money to pay back my deposit for a job gained on total deception and the grand free was for my wages which he hadnt paid me.
I must add here that the reason i worked for him is that i could not find any address of his home or business and needed to locate him. This was achieved.
Yesterday he then goes to joondalup police and tries to get me arrested for taking the very money which was mine anyway.
He is not happy as he has got caught out and now i know his address i intend to tell everyone i can as i know there are lots of people who want to find him for similar deceptions.
I would question his electrical qualifications and any job he has touched. Generally he starts by asking for cash for a new motor or a new pump then tries to get the shocked people to buy a new unit.
He did the exact method to me. I have no idea as to how many people he has scammed and i am a bit of a loss as to how to get his story out there. He has threatened me since and today i will go to get a restraining order on him
0 comments