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Complaint Review: AASAP Pool Service A All Resurfacing Co. owner Dan Ward - Texas
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AASAP Pool Service A All Resurfacing Co. owner Dan Ward
Texas, U.S.A.
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AASAP Pool Service, A All Resurfacing Co., owner Dan Ward ripoff Texas *UPDATE
I called an ad that I found in the Fort Worth Star Telegram's Home & Business Services ads under the listing of Swimming Pool Services on June 2, 2002. The ad read "A ALL Resurfacing Co. A cut above the rest. Epoxy. Re-plasters. Tile repair & re-tile 1st cleans & Cleanups All pool renovations FREE ESTIMATES 20 yrs exp/references Call 817-455-1662." Left message on recorder.
June 3, Dan Ward returned my call and came out that day to meet with us. We saw 2 books full of "BEFORE" and "AFTER" pictures of his pool projects, discussed the needed repairs which were to be prep surface, repair hollow areas/cracks with patch, and 2 coats of what he called "polymer" white. He quoted us $1,800.00 plus taxes of $148.50 and he said he required $925.00 when he started the work, with balance on completion. He could start June 4th and be finished June 7th, the pool would need to sit for 3 days before he would check it and then we could begin to fill it. He looked and acted professional; very personable, and talked a good story. We signed a contract to begin next day.
He showed up with a helper on June 4th at 10:15 am, and the helper began knocking holes in the sides of the pool. I gave Dan Ward a check for $925. He immediately left when paid. The worker stayed until Dan returned at 5 p.m. He had patched the holes and taped off the pool tile to prevent the white coating getting on it.
We later found out that Dan Ward drove immediately from our home in Euless to our credit union in Plano to cash the check.
June 5th, it rained. No show....no call.
June 6th, Dan drops off his helper and we point out several weak/hollow areas that they had missed and we had discovered. Dan himself had taught us to tap and listen to the different sound that came from a weak/hollow area that needed to be fixed. The helper repaired a couple more areas....but not all the areas that we found. He explained that if did too many that were too close together that the whole wall would cave in! This sounded logical, so we asked him to do just the ones that he could safely do.....and he did.
June 7th, no show....no call.
Every date since June 7th is a no show....no call.
I went to my contract and business card that Dan Ward gave me. They do not say A ALL RESURFACING as the Fort Worth Star Telegram ad did. They have the company listed as AASAP Pool Services. The only phone number listed is 817-455-1662, which is a cell phone number. Dan Ward will not return our calls. There is no business or PO address listed on either the business card or contract. When you reach his mobile, you get a recording and he chooses who to call back.
We know Dan Ward is not critacally injured or dead. We had someone call and pretend to need his services, and he returned their call within 2 hours....and has called them repeatedly trying to drum up their business!
Facts are that his helper worked a maximum of 11 hours with a little tape and plaster. A fair estimate would be way under $300....closer to $225 worth of material/labor. I should have been suspicious when he didn't take "BEFORE" pictures of my pool! No "BEFORE" pictures for the show and tell book....'cause there would be no pretty "AFTER" picture! He never intended to finish my pool...he only showed up until check clears....and then they are gone. We were scammed!
Sadly, today (June 15th) I happened to mention to the neighbor behind me what had happened. Turns out that the same Dan Ward with AASAP Pool Service scammed them out of $4,000 in the same manner last summer! Thank goodness we didn't go with the more extensive repairs of $3,500 plus tax that we had discussed with him...or we would have lost that much more!
The Star Telegram will not cancel this scam artist's ad until 3 complaints are filed with them. Neither will they give us his address or billing address. Nor will they allow us to place the ad I wanted to place...."Scammed....call me to find out by which pool contractor."
The neighbors filed with BBB, who said they had several complaints against him. Fortunately, the neighbors have a DL# on the check they gave him that he cashed.
We know that we can't be the only ones he's done this way, but we hope to stop this criminal. But, we can't even take him to small claims court until we can locate him.
We are not through with Dan Ward and AASAP Pool Service. We will find him; we will prosecute.
Meantime, please beware and warn your friends to not use him.
Connie
Euless, Texas
June 3, Dan Ward returned my call and came out that day to meet with us. We saw 2 books full of "BEFORE" and "AFTER" pictures of his pool projects, discussed the needed repairs which were to be prep surface, repair hollow areas/cracks with patch, and 2 coats of what he called "polymer" white. He quoted us $1,800.00 plus taxes of $148.50 and he said he required $925.00 when he started the work, with balance on completion. He could start June 4th and be finished June 7th, the pool would need to sit for 3 days before he would check it and then we could begin to fill it. He looked and acted professional; very personable, and talked a good story. We signed a contract to begin next day.
He showed up with a helper on June 4th at 10:15 am, and the helper began knocking holes in the sides of the pool. I gave Dan Ward a check for $925. He immediately left when paid. The worker stayed until Dan returned at 5 p.m. He had patched the holes and taped off the pool tile to prevent the white coating getting on it.
We later found out that Dan Ward drove immediately from our home in Euless to our credit union in Plano to cash the check.
June 5th, it rained. No show....no call.
June 6th, Dan drops off his helper and we point out several weak/hollow areas that they had missed and we had discovered. Dan himself had taught us to tap and listen to the different sound that came from a weak/hollow area that needed to be fixed. The helper repaired a couple more areas....but not all the areas that we found. He explained that if did too many that were too close together that the whole wall would cave in! This sounded logical, so we asked him to do just the ones that he could safely do.....and he did.
June 7th, no show....no call.
Every date since June 7th is a no show....no call.
I went to my contract and business card that Dan Ward gave me. They do not say A ALL RESURFACING as the Fort Worth Star Telegram ad did. They have the company listed as AASAP Pool Services. The only phone number listed is 817-455-1662, which is a cell phone number. Dan Ward will not return our calls. There is no business or PO address listed on either the business card or contract. When you reach his mobile, you get a recording and he chooses who to call back.
We know Dan Ward is not critacally injured or dead. We had someone call and pretend to need his services, and he returned their call within 2 hours....and has called them repeatedly trying to drum up their business!
Facts are that his helper worked a maximum of 11 hours with a little tape and plaster. A fair estimate would be way under $300....closer to $225 worth of material/labor. I should have been suspicious when he didn't take "BEFORE" pictures of my pool! No "BEFORE" pictures for the show and tell book....'cause there would be no pretty "AFTER" picture! He never intended to finish my pool...he only showed up until check clears....and then they are gone. We were scammed!
Sadly, today (June 15th) I happened to mention to the neighbor behind me what had happened. Turns out that the same Dan Ward with AASAP Pool Service scammed them out of $4,000 in the same manner last summer! Thank goodness we didn't go with the more extensive repairs of $3,500 plus tax that we had discussed with him...or we would have lost that much more!
The Star Telegram will not cancel this scam artist's ad until 3 complaints are filed with them. Neither will they give us his address or billing address. Nor will they allow us to place the ad I wanted to place...."Scammed....call me to find out by which pool contractor."
The neighbors filed with BBB, who said they had several complaints against him. Fortunately, the neighbors have a DL# on the check they gave him that he cashed.
We know that we can't be the only ones he's done this way, but we hope to stop this criminal. But, we can't even take him to small claims court until we can locate him.
We are not through with Dan Ward and AASAP Pool Service. We will find him; we will prosecute.
Meantime, please beware and warn your friends to not use him.
Connie
Euless, Texas
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Violeta
Bedford,Texas,
U.S.A.
Please contact me that we, five victims of Dallas Daniel Ward could file a complaint against him with Dictrict Attorneys office
#2Consumer Suggestion
Thu, August 23, 2007
Hello Connie, My name is Violeta and I am the fifth victim of Dallas Daniel Ward. When I filled My Rip Off Report against Dallas Daniel Ward I was expecting help from the police or from Rip Off report. No one is going to help us. We, victims of Dallas Daniel Ward need to get together and fill a uniform complaint with the District Attorney's office. They should accept our complaint and take Dallas Ward to the criminal court if there are 5 or more complaints against him. My complaint was the fifth.
AASAP Pool Services/Dan Ward, plus more known alias/addresses/info
#30
Tue, June 25, 2002
I have more to report on known information, additional aliases on the man who is ripping off people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area when they contact him for swimming pool repairs.
Although he was using the name AASAP Pool Services as the company, and going by the name of Dan Ward, I have found that he was using the name of AABACA Pool Serviceand different phone numbers when he ripped my next door neighbor off last year for $4,000. He did use the same name of Dan Ward, which, I have found is a partial part of his real name of Dallas Daniel Ward.
He used the same Texas Driver's license # 01656360 when cashing both the neighbor's and my check. Under that number, the person is Dallas Daniel Ward, DOB 12-29-62, Blonde Hair, Green Eyes, 5' 11", 180 lbs. The physical address is listed as 6927 Ridgmar Meadow #134, Fort Worth Texas 76116.
Dallas Daniel Ward has used P. O. Box 1523, Euless, Texas 76039 as a mailing address since 2000. Before that he used P.O. Box 123703, Fort Worth Texas 76121.
Dallas Daniel Ward charges sales tax when he collects for contract repairs up front. I have that social security number should anyone need it. I will be checking to see if he is paying sales tax!
He has not been running his usual ad in the Fort Worth Star Telegram this week. He may be busy redoing his contracts and business cards with a new company name, and changing phone numbers. Since you cannot count on the name being the same 'cause he's always on the run and switching these....be sure you check out the information on the man himself!
Also be aware of his helper's physical description. I do not have name/or other statistics to identify him. He is a VERY LARGE man. Obese does not begin to describe his weight. I had worried how he would be able to get to the bottom of my pool to do the need repairs. Answer was that he never had any intention of going to the bottom of pool! They were only here long enough to make it look like they were going to do contracted work by taping off tile and repairing a few bad spots on side. When check was cleared...they were gone! And so was my money! The helper had a very unkept dark beard and long dark hair; a "mountain man" type look. He is approxiamtely 5'10 - 6' tall.
This helper does not come onto the site when Dallas Daniel Ward is giving estimate. He sits in the truck. It is only when they show up the next day to give the impression they are about to repair your pool. The helper starts minor repairs and Dallas Daniel Ward collects your 1/2 deposit and hurries to the bank to cash!
BEWARE of these two! I will update as soon as more investigative work completed.
Make that AASAP POOL SERVICES ....not AASP! My error!
#40
Sun, June 16, 2002
In my original report I misspelled the name of the company! Please note that it is AASAP POOL SERVICES, and not AASP!
