ALERT: Renovation Scams Committed by Miguel Sarabando via his "office" called Letesha's Boutique in the Golden Horseshoe region

Recently (March-August 2023), several homeowners in the Niagara Falls region were victimized by a renovation scam. The fraudster, Miguel Sarabando, owner of Central Ontario Contracting and Letesha's Boutique in Niagara Falls, approached them offering services related to driveway and pathway renovations. Upon receiving substantial deposits, Sarabando failed to provide the promised services.

This isn't Sarabando's first scam. A 2015 news article1 reports similar fraudulent activities where he accepted money and did not complete any work. Furthermore, Sarabando has a history of not paying his workers, with one individual claiming Sarabando threatened him when seeking unpaid wages.

In total, Sarabando has scammed several tens of thousands of dollars from various residents in the Niagara and Toronto regions.

Following are the cities affected by the scam: Niagara Falls, Welland, St-Catharines, Hamilton, Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Etobicoke, Vaughan, North York & MORE.

*** The Niagara Regional Police is well aware of this fraudster's tactics and we encourage all the victims to report their incidents to the Niagara Regional Police as well, so this can be taken care of***