The Plumber: A Taking Action Hidden Camera Investigation

Posted on: 9:09 pm, October 29, 2012, by Carrie Marchese, updated on: 10:43pm, October 31, 2012

(WHNT) He calls himself a master plumber and has an attractive pitch ready when you come calling. But beware, one Ardmore man`s business practices are causing consumers to flush money down the drain.

WHNT News 19 took action after the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama contacted us with a history of deceptive practices concerning Tommy Mayo. Mayos plumbing business, A&A Plumbing, has an F rating with the BBB and the complaints against him are piling up. Mayo also operates under another plumbing company called, A Good Man Plumbing.

The BBB says complainants allege that they paid money up front and the company did not complete the job. They alsomake claims ofpoor workmanship and an inability to get the company to return to fix the work.

If we just had one case like this, said BBB of North Alabama President Michele Mason, there might be a reason behind it. But when you see this happen over and over, it makes it appear that there has been a lot of thought to this.

Mason told WHNT News 19 thatthey asked Mr. Mayo to submit his plumbing license with the state of Alabama. He did not provide the documentation, nor did he resolve the complaints against him. One of his reported victims was Wendy Brock who spoke candidly to us about her predicament.

People like that dont need to be walking the streets, said Brock. Thats my opinion. Because that`s how he is making his living, going around stealing its stealing!

Brock suffers from multiple sclerosis and was bedridden when Tommy Mayo arrived to work on her house. She said Mayo told her she had some field line issues and needed equipment to get the job done. Brock gave him $800 as a down payment. He arrived back the very next day to continue the work, but this time said he needed gravel.

I ended up giving him $1,200 more, on top of the $800, said Brock, but this time I gave him cash, and havent seen him since.

Brock was out $2,000 dollars and left with a messy front yard and no solution to her plumbing problems.

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The Plumber: A Taking Action Hidden Camera Investigation