He took a call accepting the quote, but kept the cash instead of telling them he no longer worked for the company.
Mumtaz Ali, 47, gave a quote to a customer while he was contracted to Shropshire Home Improvements, was later released by the company, then took a call from a customer accepting the quote.
Telford Magistrates Court heard on Thursday that when the customer phoned up the company expecting the job to be done, they had to take the financial hit and do the work themselves. The court heard a statement from a Ben Shaw, director of Shropshire Home Improvements, who said that the company hired Ali in August of 2021."Then, on December 7 of 2021 we got contacted by a [company] saying that they were expecting us to start work with them."There was a quote given for £3,480, and an initial deposit of £1,500."They gave him a deposit for £1,500 which was put into his personal account.
Ali, of Charolais Crescent in Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, pocketed £2,700 towards the 'work', although he paid £800 back soon after the deception was discovered."I'm out of pocket for £1,900. I can ill afford to pay this in the current climate."
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Post Office admits 'abhorrent' racist slur was used to describe suspects in Horizon scandalMore than 700 former Post Office staff were wrongly prosecuted for theft and false accounting in what has been described as 'the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history'. Now, documents have come to light showing investigators were asked to group suspects based on race.
Read more »
Drowning in debt and no hope of buying a home – millennials have been shaftedNobody is listening – politicians have abandoned addressing young people's concerns because we are electorally unimportant Let's withdraw our labour, take new residency offshore, and start afresh 🖋️ andrewhunterm for ipaperviews
Read more »
Paris Hilton teases new music video and fans have well and truly come alivePlease Paris, drop a new song and music video!
Read more »
Google Messages AI-powered Magic Compose feature is rolling out nowLet AI write your texts for you
Read more »