Yup, this guy is a scammer, and somehow manages to still be on the loose out there.
IT IS A COMPLETE SCAM. YOU WILL NEVER GET ANY CLASSES.
He is very smooth and sounds quite serious and convincing in person.
I sadly fell for it and only found out the truth 3-4 months later.
This guy claims he is Serge Leduc... lol try again Richard Tyo, also know as Benoit Tremblay.... He uses all these names because too many people are looking for him to get their money back.... There are no CPR classes.... Never was..... He lies so much he actually believes himself... Did I mention he is banned from Quebec for the same scams.... He changes his phone # every 3 to 4 months because he is a coward... and now its changed to 613-700- 5164.... he acts like someone is out there pulling scams and if you were scammed to call him and he will give you free courses... bull crap... He is the scammer! It must be hard to sleep at night knowing that so many people are pissed at you Richard tyo... or whatever your real name is today....
This guy identified himself as Serge Leduc, representing Focus XL Community CPR Programs. The contact coroborates the information already provided. He is middle aged, probably in mid 40's, stocky with dark complexion, and is about 5 ft 6 in tall. He wears an ID card pinned to his shirt displaying his alias, "Serge Leduc".
His mode of operations is to call first, so you will see this number if you have caller id on your phone service. He will try to set up a time to visit. In this case it was my wife he contacted by phone. He showed up at my door just after supper a week later.
I did not commit to paying for anything until after I checked him out. I thought his asking for money up front to pay for what are usually community funded courses was unusual. Both my wife and I were bicycle patrollers at one time and we know how these programmes work.
Area code (613) extention 700 is a MagicJack number. What REAL business would use a MagicJack number? This scammer can change the phone number easily. Hang up!
I spoke with this idiot too about a job once...he has a real smooth pitch but when it comes right down to it he lies about everything....told me his name was Dominic. I called back to see if he was still hiring and said his name was Benoit. Stay away from him as he's a truly toxic individual!
Yup, this guy is a scammer, and somehow manages to still be on the loose out there.
IT IS A COMPLETE SCAM. YOU WILL NEVER GET ANY CLASSES.
He is very smooth and sounds quite serious and convincing in person.
I sadly fell for it and only found out the truth 3-4 months later.