Customers say a pool builder took their money but never delivered (Marketplace)
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- Kurt Wittin sells prefabricated pools made from metal shipping containers, but many of his customers across North America who paid tens of thousands of dollars say their pools never arrived. Despite a trail of bankruptcies and dozens of lawsuits, Wittin is still taking orders and was even featured on HGTV. CBC’s David Common tracks him down to get some answers.
#Pool #Scam #Canada
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0:00 Intro
1:15 Meeting customers who never received their pools
5:21 Wittin's interview with David Common
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and he is still not in prison? walking free stealing people's money? wow !!! you rock canada
And probably using the money he couped out from his victims to pay for his legal defenses.
DE-FUND CBC NOW ! ! !
We don't need to be spending 1.2 billion dollars on biased state-run television
Each person that has been scammed by that guy should make sure to make a formal complaint with the police in Winnipeg, so that they can clearly document the pattern. This is not a business failure, but a deliberate pattern through many years, many companies. Hopefully, the police will prioritize investigating the matter so that this person stops this behavior.
What this Kurt Witten is doing is outrageous! With a trail of lawsuits and no results in sight, some people are NOT doing their job, plain and simple. Customers who have been ripped off could try contacting their local MP (which we often forget to call...). I have done this a few times with amazing results! Good luck to all of you :)
The laws in this country are complete bullshit. The police are also inept this man should be behind bars
We Need Rob Wolchek from Detroit Fox 2 News Hall of Shame.
If s hungry man steals food, the police is called in so many cases. This guy steals and Scans so much money from so many people and he is still not in jail. Disgusting.
I have to hand it to Kurt, at least he showed up to be interviewed. Most scammers run and hide once they see a camera coming their way.
45,000$ for a container pool. LOL!!!
a pigeon every minute.
Yeah, that’s insane
D'accord mon vieux! Ayayayaya! Crazy folks
Yeah give me a garbage can and I'll create you a pool too. People have dumb ideas sometimes. The dumber is the people who paid $50k for it LOL.
I can’t get over it’s not criminal.
Who takes a 45000 line of credit for a container pool, you can get a custom inground job or a overnight aboveground install.
He is committing Fraud, this is Not poor business practice as he has Not Provided the Product(s), within the legal time (8-10weeks) and it has been over 1 year, Past Double the amount of time that might possibly be allowed for any type of covid exemption, cost for labor increase, and the cost for the materials. As well he is still taking orders that he cannot fulfil within the agreed upon time. This video provides enough evidence for him to be tested in a court of law and sentenced to jail time, as well as be charged for all the money he took with little to no regards of fulfilling legal requirements presented in this video.
I'm just wondering why a shipping container would cost $45,000 you could do that on your own very least 10.
A used container is around 5k
So yes around 10k to make a pool out of it
I had a flash thought of that also. You could probably get a small new pool installed for that price. Recyclable should always be cheaper. I think they will inevitably run into rust problems too.
DE-FUND CBC NOW ! ! !
We don't need to be spending 1.2 billion dollars on biased state-run television
People don't think twice about borrowing to buy a swimming pool or Xmas presents!
Wow that is a horrible thing to say to someone who just wants a pool built for their families
Buyer beware. Why would anyone be foolish enough to pay up front
I would just like to know where is the money . Why didn’t they ask that. He took all this money from all these people. What did he do with it? I’m one of these people and it’s not a good feeling. He’s a horrible person.
How is this guy not in jail?
I'm wondering when he delivered his most recent pool. How many he delivered in 2022. And I don't think I'd be getting any sort of a pool if I lived in Winnipeg.
DE-FUND CBC NOW ! ! !
We don't need to be spending 1.2 billion dollars on biased state-run television
Kurt Witten - better scammer than all the scammers on CZcams and Instagram combined!
Money’s gone up his nose😲🙄😡
I’m still waiting for 8K for work performed
I hope you you filed a complaint with the police
Cutting containers with a grinder? OMG. Laser, plasma, oxy-acetylene... krazy. This guy and his products are nothing futuristic or anything related to that. The fabrication space and equipment shows it, too
Was gonna say that it looked staged. He knew they were coming for an interview so he just started cutting stuff.
Way to ask the tough questions...
Where is this location??
500000$. Do your research! I just got scammed getting my leaking basement ‘fixed’ . And is a GD neighbour.
It's so surprised
*How do I contact CBC to get his current shop address?* I am in the middle of filing default.
You have any luck ?
@@doglick9111 I have my next case conference coming up. I submitted the default package and mailed a copy to each of his last known 2 addresses. 🤷♂️
Ya he has no money . I believe the police said he will be arrested soon
@@doglick9111 wishful thinking!
Your in.... THE HALLLL OF SHAMEEEEEEE......oh wait wrong video LOL
Last address i have is 135 Oakland Rd #3, Oakbluff MB. Looks like this video might have been around there. PJ Trailers was next door.
They should tell him that if you don’t give them their money back
We’ll just take it from your bank ourselves and hand it to the people you hurt and damaged
he is an embarrassment on my family name
What a scam, will the police investigate this guy?
Another swindler using real estate to swindle. He knows people are willing to pay a lot of $$$$ to further their homes.
It's ponzi, not "ponsai"...
Never prepay.
Same thing happened to me you watch those TV shows of home improvements so you hire one of the contractors that you see thinking that they're legit respectful hell no stay the f*** away that was an Ontario Canada
Pools and Manitoba don't mix
2:40 wow Sandra is a BABE
Maybe next time just get a membership to a public pool for a couple hundred bucks instead of paying 45k for your own pool especially if your going to borrow money to pay for it.
I hope i can move to Canada to feel better life
lol
Sounds like he learned from Trudeau. I dont feel ashamed. This is what the people wanted.
...love to see this guy rip off a biker
Unprofessional standards using childish cartoon sounds.. SSSSSSWWWWWWWIIIIIISSSSSSHHHH / ZZZZZAAAAAAAPPPP to the dislike button
jr
a little bit of trolling
Rich ppl getting scammed 🎉
No. Everyone was out money. If his customers weren't getting what they paid for, do you think any trades got paid for doing the work? Many didn't.
Only a fool would fall to scammer
It seems like he’s a scam artist and in Canadian law he’s getting away with it and using peoples money and nobody gets nothing in return and Canadian law seems like he’s getting away with it. Canadian law is helping him not helping the consumer how jaded is that? Seems like Canadian law helps out the criminal look what he’s doing. A scam arts and the Canadian law is truly not working and Inenpt to put criminal charges to him.
Rob Wolchek from Fox 2 News Hall of Shame is also very very good at Exposing Scammers.
Sorta like CBC and the Canadian taxpayers eh?!
Watch on CZcams titled: Hall of Shamer Murdered - 2010 Unsolved Homicide.
There is a simple solution that involves broken knee caps. People learn lesson teal quick that way
Yeah no kidding he's lucky he hasn't messed with the wrong person yet