Re: I dont have a Linkedin account
This could be it, I did originally contact this guy for some building work. (he had ripped off a genuine builders "RatemyBuilder" profile).
He took the deposit, then made excuses not to turn up and do the job for nearly 6 weeks after the quoted start date, at which point I named a few unsavoury characters I knew, and got the money back.
Remarkably, the cheque didnt bounce (REALLY unsavoury characters).