Wanting to give the public an update because I hate scammers and thieves. I know this guy and his family personally.
His real name is Richard Tyo. All other names are fake.
Since he has been busted he was charged $100,000.00 which is a lot of money to him. His scam was only partially successful and never really yielded a lot of money. The money he did make he pissed away on crazy ideas which I won't get into.
His house was vandalized by haters. I never saw the damage but apparently it was spray painted for everyone to see.
He was living in community sponsored housing and as a result of his scam he lost his house and had to relocate his family and go bankrupt.
He also lied to his family about his scam and got them to unwittingly participate. His sons and daughter would make the cold calls believing they were helping the community.
His wife and 4 kids are truly very nice people and his kids are polite and well mannered. I'm not going to name them but honestly... They are good people.
So hopefully Mr. Tyo... You count your blessings and change your ways. You got to keep your family and not go to jail.
Strange call from a man who's name doesn't appear anywhere "TADACHNOCK M", even googled. The phone number is attached to Ritter Business College on Albert st. in Ottawa, On. The message is not professional at all. Collection agency???
I too have received a call from this man claiming to be putting CPR classes together. He also had my address and wanted to confirm my information. The man's full name is "Mark Tadachnock" and the number is listed on Albert but I suspect it has been recycled. I live in the Centrepoint area (Nepean). Watch out for identity thieves!!!
How can you classify someone as a Collection Agency when you haven't spoken with them. Or better yet how do you know he/they aren't making outbound calls for telemarketing purposes. I am asking the question because I too have gotten calls.
We also got a call from this man. After I read all this on this site, I called the Ottawa Police to inquire on it. They had mentioned to me that this is a scam going on. What they do is say they are looking to setup CPR classes in your community, and then they ask for your details. Then, they call about a month later and say it has all been set up and they will send someone over to confirm everything. The police then said that when they drop by they will ask for a cheque for the course and that is the scam because there will never be a course. The police said as long as you do not give them money, you are okay.