H.J. Harrison Asphalt scam Spiro, Oklahoma
Mr. Harrison approached my husband and I about laying some asphalt on the drive we already had. He said he would charge $1 sq ft. He also said that he would lay 1000 ft. and see if we liked it before he continued to pour anymore. He stated that it would be 2 inches thick. We were on our way to the dump ground when he approached us and when we got back he had already laid 4783 sq. ft. We told him to stop and he said the price would now be 1.20 sq. ft. because we did not let him pour two trucks. That was not part of the agreement. He wanted to charge us 5900 dollars at that point. I was very upset and he told my husband for that price he would lay another road to make us have a horseshoe drive back down to the end of our property. He soon left and did not complete the other road. Thanks goodness because what he did lay is substandard with large clumps of asphalt and I saw them picking trash out of it. The road is also very unlevel where there was not already pavement. And the asphalt he laid is only 1/4 inch thick in areas. He did this on 3/6/10. On 3/12/10 he had a man named Joe Walvis from Alabama at the Westward Group contact me saying he was Harrison's attorney. I contacted the state Bar of Alabama and he is not an attorney. So I filed a report with the state Bar as well. I called Mr. Walvis back and asked what state he was licensed to practice law in and he could not tell me. I reported Mr. Harrison to the local police department and they were curious as to where he is getting his asphalt from. He has old equipment that leaked hydraulic fluid all over the road. He is working in Texas but his card states he is from Oklahoma. I believe he is nothing more than a con artist. Everything out of his mouth was a lie.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
scam watch
alen,Kentucky,
United States of America
scam artist
#5Consumer Comment
Sun, January 08, 2012
joe walvis is no more than a tax consultant in mobile al. that many many gypsys use to file thier fraudulent tax returns, he is no more a lawyer then mr harrison is, joe walvis has made millions from defrauded elderly across the country,,,,i doubt he is even a cpa (licensed) lesson learned
Richard
Harwood,Maryland,
USA
Is this the same person?
#5Consumer Comment
Thu, August 04, 2011
Check out Howard Harrison Paving. Complaints filed from Maryland in home improvments section. Is this the same H. Harrison / Howard Harrison Paving?
Very coincidental. Please check and post.
GA Law
cedar bluff,Alabama,
United States of America
Same Jack Harrison?
#5General Comment
Wed, June 29, 2011
Is this the same Jack Harrison arrested two months ago for home repair fraud against and 87 year old man in Bokchito? A Jack Harrison, found in the reports of law enforcement agencies in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Lousiana is well known for asphalt paving fraud against elderly victims.
The MO: show up with so called leftover asphalt, offer to pave your driveway for a set amount, guess that you have X amount of footage to pave. Does the job (cold mix of course, thin paving, grass will grow through in two weeks), then gives you the bill (conveniently labeled on the reverse side you didnt see as "CONTRACT"), only to find out your linear footage turned into square footage at 8 to 10 times the price you were led to expect.
Threatens to call the law on YOU, when the last thing he really wants is the law to show up. Agrees to go to you bank with you to get a cashier's check, making you believe that you tried to scam him.
And the threatening attorney scam is well known for their MO also.
Yep, know this MO all too well in the southeast.
You are not alone, an online search of his name can lead to others just like you.
H. J. Harrison
Spiro,Oklahoma,
United States of America
H. J. harrison paving
#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, February 24, 2011
In response to tracy's alegations, on 3/6/10 H.J.harrison entered into a written contract with Tracy's
husband to pave an area of 1000 sq. ft. for the price of 1.50 per ft. after seeing th compleated work
he agreed to lay two more loads at a price of 1.20 per sq. ft. on his road. Tracy returned aperantly
unaware of her husbands decision and became furious. at her request all work was stoped immediatly an unfinished because of the missunderstanding there was NO CHARGE not even for the
1000 FT that they both agreed to. our attorney contacted tracy only to insure that because there was NO PAYMENT the WRITTEN CONTRACT would be considerd void. apairently she misspelled his name but that is irevalant. This report is missleading and portrays our company in a negative manner when actually we were out all expenses due to a missunderstanding between her and her
husband. We regret that she was unhappy but by not charging her anything we feel this negative
report is unjustified.
H. J. Harrison