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Complaint 69157 Details

young white male came to my door offering "a good deal" on load of gravel from a nearby job. stated price of $150 to $200 for the job.group of men arrived a few minutes later with 2 dumptrucks ,a pickup truck an suv and a total of 8 men of various nationalities the gravel was unloaded. i was then approached by two of the men telling me the job would cost $1500. i said NO. one of the men said that i had misunderstood the first quote. i told them to get the gravel up. they of course refused. by then i felt very uneasy. i was alone. i wrote the check and they hurriedly left. i tried to stop payment on the check but i was too late. i did call a local quarry and after a description of the dumptrucks. the small load of gravel purchased totaled $84. i called the cell number that was on the "business card" and jerome b shaw answered. i told him what i had found out about the price of the gravel purchased and that he needed to return my money. he returned with $.500.i have asked for the remainder of my money minus $200 which is probably a fair price for the job. he has agreed to send this to me. i have local and state officials involved in this scam. information on this same type of incident can be found on 4042 driveway scams.