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Wow !!! We are saved. Carlo came to our house 2 days back, giving us an unbelievable quote to finish our basement. We found something fishy because his quote was too good to be true. He then sent us a Contract under "Elite One Construction Group Inc.". He put his full name in there, is how we were able to search and found all of the Fraud he has committed.
So we are in 2022 and seems like he is at it again. Please do not allow this man into your home for anything.
"Carlo Calderone" is professional scammers. Don't trust on this guy. He keeps changing his company name. Now his company name is “The Elite Group Inc” located in Oshawa.
When you talk with him, he look nice but he plays with people emotions. He started work at my friend house by giving cheaper quote. My friend referred him to me for my basement project. He came to my house and give cheaper quotation. I was surprised with his quotation but since he already started worked at my friend house, I forced to believe that he is good guy. I gave him advance money as part of signing agreement. Fortunately, after signing agreement, I googled with his company name but I didn’t find anything. By searching with his name, I found many bad reviews. However, I was late by that time. I already paid advance money (13% of estimated budget). When I asked him to give money back, he told he already purchased some material. I am not sure why since it was only a week from signing agreement. However, I was ready to pay for purchase material. He asked me to call back after a week. A week later when I called him, he told his lawyer will call me to schedule payment and arranging materials. Till date I haven’t receive call from his fake lawyer. He blocked my number. I contacted police and they took all information. Moreover, he did some electrical work at my friend house which was not proper. He is also not licensed to do electrical work.
In summary, do not trap in his stories. Online you see only few reviews but he has cheated many people. He is continuously doing that. He knows all loopholes of the system. So he start work, take money and then disappear. Even you go in small claim courts. There are many claims against him. So you won’t be able to do any action against him.
BEWARE OF CARLO CALDERONE. HE IS A FRAUDSTER. A PROFESSIONAL SCAM ARTIST. He has a number of fraud charges along with other criminal offenses. For far too long, he has claimed to be a professional general contractor and promised Canadians a renovated house but instead, has taken all their money and left. Not to mention ruin or destroy the house and has a history of not delivering the minimal work he has done by code.
His tactic: HE WILL GIVE YOU AN AMAZING QUOTE AND THEN KEEP ASKING FOR MONEY ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY.
HE WILL TAKE 90% IF NOT 100% OF YOUR MONEY IN THE FIRST 3 WEEKS IF NOT EARLIER CAUSE HE QUOTES ALL HIS JOBS TO BE 3-4 WEEKS AND THEN NEVER SHOWS UP AGAIN ONCE HE HAS MOST OR ALL OF YOUR MONEY. BY THE TIME THE LAST PAYMENT COMES AROUND, HE EITHER STICKS AROUND OR HE IS GONE ONE DAY WITH HIS TOOLS AND ON WITH THE NEXT VICTIM.
CARLO CALDERONE ALSO CLAIMS HE NEEDS MONEY FOR MATERIALS ALONG WITH THE WEEKLY PAYMENTS BUT HE'LL POCKET THE MONEY AND YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE MATERIALS EVER. OR THINGS YOU DO ORDER, HE WILL RETURN IT HIMSELF AND POCKET THE MONEY OR GET A GIFT CERTIFICATE OR CREDIT NOTE AND NEVER TELL YOU. (I ordered kitchen cabinets and paid for them and got them delivered. He was there when I went to the store to buy them and pay for them. A list he created at the store. Next day he lies and tells me I bought the wrong ones and he needs more money to fix it. He tells me to give him $500 now for the kitchen cabinets and minus that out from his final payment. Later I realized in actuality they were the correct ones and instead he returned the cabinets himself, got gift cards/credit notes from the store for the cabinets I ordered and paid for but he pocketed all that money. Now I am left with pockets of empty kitchen cabinets. He has done this a numerous times with my other materials I bought. Returning materials and claiming money for himself or never bringing the materials I paid for in the upfront.
HE IS LAZY, INCOMPETENT, A LIAR, MESSY, HAS A TERRIBLE ATTITUDE AND CANNOT BE TRUSTED.
He tried putting plywood for my deck as the final product even though I asked and paid for Cedar. PLYWOOD?!??!?!!?
HE IS NOT EVEN A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN LIKE HE CLAIMS HE IS. YET DOES ELECTRICAL WORK WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS POSSIBLY LEADING TO DEATH.
He blew my furnace and I had to get a real heating guy to redo everything. HE WILL DESTROY YOUR HOUSE. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING AND PUTS A LOT OF HOME OWNERS AT RISK.
He always finds his victims on kijiji and craigslist so I would like to help and warn homeowners to be aware.
He operates in a bunch of different company names and changes them all the time.
case file 11-186977 - Re: Mr. Detective Hart. 1-888-579-1520, extension 2541
For more info go on Facebook and type in Carlo Calderone Ajax and tell your side of the story.
This guy needs to stop taking advantage of hardworking Canadian homeowners and be put in jail for his crimes.
Horrible experience as we have discovered that Carlo Calderone is a professional fraud and criminal. He has stolen money from 6+ people between March and Sept 2014 and did not finish any of the projects he started. He has stolen over 70,000 from these victims. Please be aware and do not hire him. If you have been a recent victim or if you know someone who has been a victim, please contact me at contractor.fraud.durham@gmail.com
After reading all his reviews and found i had made the same mistake. I urge all the people to read his reviews and think of giving him a contract. I would have never given him a contract if i had read his reviews. Unfortunately i am also a victim of this person and had even gone to his house to get my money back. His wife talks politely but he is so different. I give him all bad luck for his future projects.
This contractor is the most dishonest person I have had to deal with. He is unreliable, a cheat and steals money from honest hardworking people. He took our deposit way back in December, hasn't shown up, or had the courtesy to return calls. Supposedly hired a Paralegal to refund our money, it has been 4 months and no sign or contact todate.
Do not trust this man or his work, He has no conscience. I know three other friends he has cheated at the same time. DO NOT PAY HIM IN ADVANCE - HE WILL JUST POCKET THE MONEY AND CHEAT YOU.
If you want to hire someone who is completely incompetent and will steal your money, Mr Calderone is the man. Currently he owes approx. $150,000 to various people (including Revenue Canada) due to Judgments against him.
Its always the same story with Carlo: low quote, starts the job, collects some payments, never shows up again.
Stay far away from this man!!!
Carlo Calderone is a FRAUD!!!! Stay away from this contractor. His quality of work is VERY VERY poor. Totally messed up my basement project. Does not know what he is doing, has a very bad attitude and cheated me with the money to be given to the granite installer. Carlo, will give you a low ball $$ number and then ask for money almost everyday as the project get's along, then one fine day, disappeared with his tools and refused to answer any phone calls. Don't deal with this cheat.
N I C Construction Inc. has a TrustScore™ of 0.2. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Ajax and the surrounding areas is 2.9. For detailed information on how TrustScore is calculated, click here to learn more.
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Customer Reviews | Last 12 Months | All Time |
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Total Received | 0 | 12 |
Approved | 0 | 10 |
Unverified | 0 | 2 |
Suspicious | 0 | 0 |
Overall Rating | 1/5 |
Complaints Received | Last 12 Months | Last 3 Years |
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Suppliers & Creditors | 0 | 0 |
Employees & Sub-Contractors | 0 | 0 |
Questionable Affiliation/Association | |
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Busines Name(s) | Sapria Construction Inc. / Pickering (Rated 1 / 5) |
Transparency | |
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Posted License Information | Not yet provided |
Posted Liability Insurance | Not yet provided |
Posted Workers Compensation | Not yet provided |
Company Website | No |
Social Media Profiles | Not yet provided |
Endorsed by Peers | Not yet endorsed |
In Business Since | 2000 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2011 |
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Bathroom Renovations, Cabinetry and Millwork, Carpentry, Ceiling, Concrete Work, Countertops, Decks, Demolition Work, Electrical, Fencing, Floor Refinishing, Flooring, Foundation Repairs, Framing, Handyman Services, Home Restoration, Home Theaters, Kitchen Renovations, Landscaping, Mold Removal, Painting, Plumbing, Stonework, Tiling,
We are a full service construction company providing home and business owners with all aspects of construction and renovation projects. As a full service provider there is no need to shop around for individual trades to perform individual projects for you when we as a team can provide with Licensed Electricians, Plumbers and Service providers.
We offer the advantage of being able to carry out both Interior and Exterior types of construction and renovations, we work for you all year round.
Main contact(s) | Carlo Calderone |
Affiliations or other locations: | Sapria Construction Inc. / Pickering (Rated 1 / 5) |
Listed with TrustedPros since: | 2011 |
Residential work | Yes |
Commercial work | Yes |
Warranty | No |
Accepts credit cards | No |
Year established | 2000 |
Offers financing | No |
24 Hour emergency service | Yes |
Legal structure | Incorporated |
Licensing information | Contact N I C Construction Inc. to request licensing info. |
Insurance information | Contact N I C Construction Inc. to request insurance details. |
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