For several weeks, CityNews has been reporting on a roofing contractor accused of stealing from homeowners in Toronto. Since then, more people have come forward to share similar stories.

“I feel humiliated that we fell for this,” said a woman who lives in Toronto’s East. She asked not to be identified but tells CityNews she’s now out $6,000 after a knock at her door.

“They seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.”

Two men, claiming to be roofing contractors, told her husband they noticed problems on their home’s roof.

“They said they were working around the corner doing a roof repair, and a drone they were using had shown a hole in our roof and a raccoon going in and out,” the Toronto woman explained.

She and her husband allowed the workers to attend to the house and check it out. They then claimed there wasn’t just a hole in the roof but more problems.

“They said, ‘look at those eavestroughs; they’re all weak and need to be replaced.’ They also claimed the flat roof in the back of our home was spongy and waterlogged. They said we would have leaks, and this was really serious.”

The couple was about to leave town for a trip, so they said there was added pressure to get the job done quickly. They agreed to a price of $12,500 and paid $6,000 upfront for a deposit, all in cash.

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