TAKE NOTE OF THE 3 COMPANIES

[Matthew Leong 0]

Everyone or especially Homeowners who are renovating your homes please TAKE NOTE OF THE 3 COMPANIES BELOW who are run by the 2 person listed below:
 

VINCENT LIU JUNNONG
LIM YING CHIN aka JOEY LIM

K & L  INTERIOR PRIVATE LIMITED
SENSE CONSTRUCTION WERKZ PRIVATE LIMITED
SENSE VISUAL PTE. LTD.

Many homeowners of more than 20 (number could be a more) have engaged with companies run by where their real name is Vincent and Joey but use fake names such as Mike / Alex / Kelvin / Mandy / Joey uses multiple handphone numbers when dealing with customers. 

They do not have online presence and act very shadily, they usually promote their service by posting good reviews on their services in HDB projects group buy telegrams and facebook group telegrams as “customers”. They would mostly target new BTO owners, get them to sign up as a “group” to convince the owners it will be more cost saving and claim that they are reliable since so many owners have signed up with them already. They are very good at talking and having answers for every question.

After meeting up for quotation they will bring owners to showcase his “projects” that nicely done up (after that we only realized those are his “showrooms” to convince homeowners to sign up with him) , please note the owners of those projects that are viewed did not give the permission for viewing or even not aware of the viewing. When signing the contracts at the company's office (all 3 companies have the same addresses), they will show you countless of contracts that they have signed with and claim how successful and capable they were. Contracts were signed under their fake names and asked to make payment to their personal account (via paynow to their contact no.).

Once contracted, a deposit of 30% has to be made before work can start. They claimed that they are a carpentry company where other works such as electrical and masonry work are done by their subcontractors. At the start, the subcontractors would perform their work and everything seemed smooth and according to plan and they would request the homeowners to post reviews about them.

However **** happens when it is the carpentry turn. They would pressure you for payment and threaten that work will be delayed and in order to secure the manpower and materials to speed up the whole renovation process. If we refused to pay or asked if payment could be made based on progress, they would threaten us that our renovation works would be delayed or cancel the contract if they doubted them and lost the 30% payment. They would be required to receive 90% to the full amount of contract sum before the carpentry could start (citing that is the industrial practice) again saying that they need to procure manpower and supplies to start.

After a few days, they would update that supplies have been purchased and carpentry work will be starting soon. However, they refuse to provide a work schedule plan and most of the time are unable to provide a firm date for completing the work.

Thereafter after constant pressure and calling, they will dish out lame excuses that you will never think of and go Missing in Action after that, not picking up calls and no reply to messages. Throughout this time they will ignore or reject a meet up and cannot be found at their office. Finally the offices of the companies were emptied and deserted when owners went to the office address.

Left with no choice, homeowners have to contract with new contractors.. To their horror, the work that was done was of poor quality and was not done up to regulation standards. Worst of all, those homeowners who have contracted earlier (already been MIAed) came into contact with other homeowners who contracted later via (the same telegram group buy or facebook group) and found out that the scammers are still pressuring them for payment for work to start.

Hope the public take note of them as they might be still out there soliciting others. Please help to share this post so that the public can beware of them.