Tradie in court after alleged renovation scam costs families thousands
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A warning has been issued after almost a dozen Perth families allegedly fell victim to a renovation scam.

Authorities allege that Allan Jason Dean Howard took nearly $80,000 in deposits and disappeared without completing any of the promised work.

The 30-year-old fronted court yesterday as police warned others to be careful when booking renovations online.
What was meant to be a dream renovation turned into a costly nightmare for Piero Staci. (9News)

For Piero Staci, what should have been an ideal home renovation transformed into an expensive disaster.

“We have no savings left, which we would have had otherwise,” he shared with 9News.

The Cooloongup father-of-two refinanced the family home, paying a tradesman a $21,000 deposit for the job. 

But on the day work was meant to start, the tradie never showed up. 

“He basically pulled everything he could pull out to delay: ‘I couldn’t pick up’. ‘I was busy’. ‘I was sick’,” Staci alleged.

Police allege that tradie was Howard, trading as Allan’s Plastering.

Police claim Allan Jason Dean Howard pocketed almost $80,000 in deposits then vanished without doing the work. (9News)

Consumer Protection says it’s received 11 complaints about the same man, with claimed losses of almost $79,000. 

Customers from Mindarie to Cooloongup claim they paid upfront but the work was never done.   

Howard faced Armadale Magistrates Court yesterday charged with stealing and forging a document. He is yet to enter a plea.

The alleged victims may never get their money back but they hope their warning prevents others from being scammed.

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