Woman caught in carpet scheme seeks help from KCTV5

KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) -

A Wyandotte County single mother thought she was getting a good deal on carpeting for her home but it ended in a big mess along with bizarre excuses from the salesman.

"I trusted him. I guess that's my fault, said Iliana Navarro, who reached out to KCTV5 News for help. "You live and you learn."

Navarro said she felt uneasy about the cash transaction with Wendel Wiley of Good Friends Carpet Company of Kansas City, KS, so she pulled out her smartphone and recorded the deal.

In the video obtained by KCTV5, Navarro hands over hundreds of dollars in cash for a down payment on her carpet and other materials.

"It's a pretty color," Wiley said on the tape.

"It is a pretty one. It is going match pretty much everything," Navarro replied.

Navarro then questioned Wiley."Do you have us all lined up or what?" she said.

"We had talked about doing yours on the weekend, ain't it?" Wiley replied.

A date was then set for the installation. In the meantime, Navarro moved her living room furniture and then removed the old carpeting to wait for the crew to come and install the carpet.

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Woman caught in carpet scheme seeks help from KCTV5