Guelph Business has $150K Taken in Contractor Fraud
- Thursday, August 21st, 2025 - 4:03 pm
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On Wednesday afternoon, the Guelph Police Service received a call regarding a possible loss of funds, totaling $150,000, to a fraudulent renovation scam.
The caller advised they had hired a construction company based out of Woodstock, Ontario, to do renovations on a business space in Guelph. After receiving a quote, the caller provided the company with payment as they had been promised to begin the work promptly.
After several months of back and forth and no work being done, the caller found that the company they had hired had been dissolved and had been blocked from being able to communicate.
Anyone with information is asked to call Constable John Schleen at 519-824-1212, ext. 7570, email him at jschleen@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.
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