missourian101
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Want your opinion. So a few years ago, I hired a contractor to do my house. Ordered a bunch of reno items from him totalling up to about RM5k. He made me bank into his personal account (not company — RED flag but i was not aware back then). I thought no scamming issue, since a lot of people were using him in the condo I was moving into.
Turns out he DID scam a bunch of us. He did not deliver those items, excuses after excuses.
A few of us victims banded together and filed police reports. The contractor came and talked to the police, promising in a written document to give back my money at 3 intervals/ chunks of payments throughout 3 months. He signed the document in front of the police, and I got it chopped (stamp duty).
Fast forward about 2.5 years and this contractor only paid me a little bit, 15%. He still owes me RM4k++. He paid off the debts from some other victims of my condo, but not all. He has not blocked me and keeps promising to pay, e.g. "next monday i will have money, will pay you then", and when that time comes, he will just ignore me. It's been going on for 2.5 years...
I don't know what to do. Go to small claims court? Tribunal? But some people tell me hiring a lawyer is expensive and longwinded.
I was thinking of passing his number to an ahlong that was part of this contractor's 'business' (whom he cheated also). Or tampal his face everywhere in KL, but am afraid of getting caught by him too.
This guy is a nuisance. Last time told me "why I want to scam you 5k? I go drinking every night also a few thousand ringgit worth of beers d". He would also drive huge luxury cars and "show off" to me. Bastard. I have his IC and I have his kampung address.
What do you think I should do? Just fully ignore it and treat it as an expensive lesson learnt?
Turns out he DID scam a bunch of us. He did not deliver those items, excuses after excuses.
A few of us victims banded together and filed police reports. The contractor came and talked to the police, promising in a written document to give back my money at 3 intervals/ chunks of payments throughout 3 months. He signed the document in front of the police, and I got it chopped (stamp duty).
Fast forward about 2.5 years and this contractor only paid me a little bit, 15%. He still owes me RM4k++. He paid off the debts from some other victims of my condo, but not all. He has not blocked me and keeps promising to pay, e.g. "next monday i will have money, will pay you then", and when that time comes, he will just ignore me. It's been going on for 2.5 years...
I don't know what to do. Go to small claims court? Tribunal? But some people tell me hiring a lawyer is expensive and longwinded.
I was thinking of passing his number to an ahlong that was part of this contractor's 'business' (whom he cheated also). Or tampal his face everywhere in KL, but am afraid of getting caught by him too.
This guy is a nuisance. Last time told me "why I want to scam you 5k? I go drinking every night also a few thousand ringgit worth of beers d". He would also drive huge luxury cars and "show off" to me. Bastard. I have his IC and I have his kampung address.
What do you think I should do? Just fully ignore it and treat it as an expensive lesson learnt?