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The Handyman Scam by Jerry Breedlove
If you live in Collierville, TN, don't get scammed by the handyman, Jerry Breedlove.
He created a fake invoice for over $3,000 for materials that he never purchased.
Stop Jerry Breedlove from Scamming Collierville, TN Residents
One woman, Linda Corti, is taking the matter into her own hands. She purchased the website jerrybreedlove.com in an attempt to stop the fake handyman from scamming people out of money.Jerry Breedlove scammed Ms. Corti out of $3,054.75.
She hired the handyman to install recessed lighting, but the job never happened. Conveniently, Linda Corti had already paid Jerry Breedlove the money, and then he disappeared. She never saw him again, and he didn't return any of her phone calls.
Linda Corti took the false invoices back to Graham's Lighting store because the invoice was on their letterhead. Graham's Lighting said that the items on the invoice were never purchased from their store, and the invoice was fake. The owner of Graham's Lighting, Bob Myers, was furious that Jerry Breedlove would do such a thing.
The website jerrybreedlove.com says: "Do not hire Jerry Breedlove as your contractor"
Was there Resolution to the Jerry Breedlove Scam?
Since this scam has taken place, an investigator tracked down handyman Jerry Breedlove and Breedlove made a confession. "Yes, sir, I admit that I did that...I had a situation that I couldn't control at my house, and I was wrong...and she'll get payments every week until that there is paid for, sir."
This news story was reported by WMC-TV Action News 5 on February 28, 2014.
Update: According to readers, Jerry Breedlove has been spotted and working out of the state of Mississippi. This blog encourages all readers to research all handymen and contractors before hiring them. Consider using Angie's List to find out more information on them. Protect yourself from getting scammed.
