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Scam: the king of home repairs suspected of having caused more than 170 victims in Île-de-France

2024-02-12T05:43:44.028Z

Highlights: More than 170 victims in Île-de-France. Total damage would amount to more than 700,000 euros. All the complainants had used a repair company often appearing first in the yellow pages on the Internet. Mehdi M., 37, a 37-year-old master crook from Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) and manager of “Bertrand et fils” in Fontenay-sous-Bois (Val- de-Marne)


At the head of several companies specializing in emergency interventions in individuals, this master crook, already in detention,


A stuck lock?

A water leak?

Boiler broken?

No problem, someone was coming.

The rest was a scam festival.

Sloppy work and above all a crazy bill that had to be paid with rubbish.

This mishap would have happened, at least, to more than 170 individuals, particularly elderly people, mainly in the Paris region.

The total damage would amount to more than 700,000 euros.

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All the complainants had used a repair company often appearing first in the yellow pages on the Internet.

“It’s borderline if the name didn’t flash,” jokes one of the victims.

What do these companies have in common?

They were all linked to Mehdi M., a 37-year-old master crook from Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) and manager, at the time, of “Bertrand et fils” in Fontenay-sous-Bois (Val- de-Marne).

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Source: leparis

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