A Vancouver Island family who believe they were targeted by scammers is speaking out after they were charged more than $10,000 for shoddy paving services under the name of a legitimate business in Ontario.
It’s part of a concerning trend of home services scams using low-grade, excess materials on Vancouver Island, according to Nanaimo RCMP and the Better Business Bureau of B.C. — one that’s costing consumers thousands of dollars and catching lawful businesses in the crossfire.
Jim Gower, 83, says he was rushing out the door of his North Saanich home to a choir rehearsal on Dec. 15 when two men knocked and offered him a
