Wow, scammers, threatening and racist
Wow, I don't even know where to begin. I suppose this will be enough as an opening statement: IN MY OPINION, THESE ARE SCAMMERS. AND EVERYTHING BELOW IS ALSO MY OPINION.
We contacted RSRTeckniek (rsrtechniek.nl) and they sent 2 technicians fast. Which was fine although to be honest, it felt too good to be true because plumbers are very busy. Even a plumber we normally use was not immediately available and our insurance could not find a plumber to come asap. Anyway...
So, 2 technicians came (1 supposedly not associated with the company but just brought along by the friend to 'train' him). They looked around and came up with a bill of €700 to be paid immediately. The bill was for a leakage detection report €450, fuel and first 30 mins. Then they claimed that their PIN machine wasn't working at the moment, so they forcefully asked that my husband go with them to withdraw €700 from the PIN machine.
We became suspicious fast after this and varios red lights started flashing, and all the things that didn't make sense became quite illuminated. So, we asked them to first send us the bill and contract via email, for our records and to share with the insurance company. They flat out refused to do this. Then they became threatening, and we ended up calling the police. They also called the police saying we are refusing the pay. We recorded conversations with them where we clearly state that we will pay immediately after we have the contract and bill in our email inbox, but again, they refused to send the bill and contract. Their 'boss/company owner' called us, threatening us saying 'you will pay or something bad is going to happen.'
We tried to reason with them, that we just want to see the bill and contract in our email inbox, check that everything is in order and as agreed, after which we would immediately pay them. We tried to tell them that we want to pay, but only after checking the contract and the itemized bill. But they flat out refused to listen to us at this point, insulting us racially, me as a woman and saying that my husband is not a real man because he was 'allowing' me to speak equally as him. They again also refused to email us the contract and bill, saying the way it works is: pay first then receive the contract and bill.
Quite bizarre. We were left wondering: Are we crazy? How are we supposed to pay them €700 on the spot and in cash, with nothing fixed, without seeing the bill and contract? Afterall these were just 2 men who walked into our house, what guarantee did we have that they actually worked for the company they claimed to work for? And what is the name of that company? We couldn't even verify if this company is legit, has a KvK number etc because they refused to give us any documentation with their letterhead on it, at the very least. So we stood our ground, told them to send us the documents via email, we review them then if all is in order, we pay on the spot via bank card. They refused. I mean, it's €700 not €7!
Be careful with this company. If I were you, I would not even call them up, unless you want to be scared in your own home. We will be going to the police to make a report about the threats they made to us and the racist comments.
The technicians said they will bring in lawyers, which is their right. We will wait for their lawyer to contact us, then we will engage our own lawyer. The only thing is we don't even have a contract or bill to show our lawyer. I guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it.
I hope this warning helps someone. Pleaae read reviews about this company first before you allow them into your house.
October 31, 2024
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