Business ProfileforMy Granite Designs

My wife posted on ******** we were looking for countertops Mike c**** responded and when asked for his company name he said **** We looked into **** and found them to be a well established responsible granite provider with good reviews. Mike lied about his relationship with **** 1/23/2024 - we paid a deposit of $2376 via *****. We were comfortable doing this because we thought we were working with an **** representative. 2/29/2024 - Mike missed the 1pm appt to measure. We called and left messages to reach him. We became very concerned at this time. Mike reached out at around around 4pm and said he would be there in 45 minutes. We hurried home, met him and he measured. He said install would be on Monday, March 11th. We asked he confirm the install the following Friday as we needed to adjust our schedules and make sure we were home on the 11th. Mike did not confirm on Friday March 8th as expected. On Saturday March 9th, after several calls and texts, we finally reached him and he said the install was delayed due to issues at the shop. We were very suspicious at this point that he was not being truthful. On Monday March 11th, I called triton stone and discovered the slab of granite for our job was still at their location and that Mike had made no arrangements for it to be delivered to ****. We told triton the job was canceled as Mike had lied about who he worked for and about the delivery date. With the slab still at triton, it was clear the install date was not remotely feasible and that his intention was to steal our money It was very clear Mike never intended to do our countertops. He used **** name to lure us into thinking we were working with a reputable company. He used the triton stone location as a prop for his scam. I do not believe triton or **** were party to Mike's scam. On March 11th at 9:19 am, I notified Mike the job was canceled due to his deception and he needed to return our money. I've had no response.