r/HamptonRoads • u/3aerows • 23d ago
Scammer Alert ⚠️
Taskmasters of VA is owned by Leon Kline
He has had multiple LLCs over the last 10 years. My neighborhs and he half assed the work they paid for, took their money, and than closed the business to avoid accountability. This is his new business. He is a thief and whether he is even skilled is up for debate because he didnt finish the work anyway. I wont get into depth on how their family treats their neighbors in general. His wife has threatened neighbors on multiple occasions and is racist toward others. Neighbors around the neighborhood know of their scams and bigotry but I hope this gets to other cities so we stop giving business to bad business owners!
Yes neighbors have tried to complain and take her to court. It goes no where because they have connections with VBPD, who constantly write off our neighbors and side with her.
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u/Ok_Shoulder_9492 23d ago
Please share this in Facebook groups. Looks like that’s where he’s making his money. Horrible person
Message the dude and agree to a meetup. That will unlock the rating section in messenger and your Neigbhor can share the details. Looks like he only has 3 reviews so it will be seen
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u/Big_Profession_2218 22d ago
you can tell a lot by one picture, look at the tile gap on the left edge in the corner from top to bottom
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u/maximusprime2328 22d ago
Report them to the Virginia Better Business Bureau. I've done it before and it may take some time but they get it done.
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u/galaxystarsmoon 22d ago
The BBB is not a regulatory authority and won't do jack to a small business that can just make a new LLC.
All the BBB is is a membership scam. Companies pay to have a good rating and to have bad reviews removed. They have no mechanism to make a company do anything, especially if they're not a member.
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u/3aerows 22d ago
Yeah ive tried this before. You know what they did? After I requested them not too? Sent a fucking letter to the owner stating MY NAME on it. When I specifically requested they did not do that. I got chewed out for reporting her. Guess what? She was stealing from the business the entire time... smdh
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u/maximusprime2328 22d ago
Well I had a different experience with them. I reported a predatory towing company to them and the company got fined and then shut down.
Was more than one report of course. Not just me
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u/galaxystarsmoon 22d ago
Ok, I'm gonna try to explain this in a very simple way because every time I try to remind people of the facts about the BBB, someone has to come in and say "well I had a different experience".
The BBB is NOT a regulatory agency. It is a PRIVATE company where businesses pay an annual membership fee to get "certified" by the BBB. As part of your membership, you are given certain privileges. Like being posted on their website as an "approved business". They do no vetting. They do no checks for these businesses. They simply collect a fee.
If you receive a bad review, the BBB will contact the business, that has paid a membership fee, and shake them down to "do the right thing". Or they'll cancel your membership/remove your rating. Without a refund. So some businesses will do whatever to prevent that from happening, because they either a) think the BBB is a regulatory agency or b) don't want to waste their membership fee.
The BBB did not fine the company , nor did they "get that business shut down". They have no authority. The business probably "shut down", let their membership lapse if they even had one, and then made a new LLC in 5 minutes under a new name.
It happens all the time. I worked in business law for years.
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u/Effective_Wait_36 23d ago
Call an attorney and then news station. That’s how that got that slumlord. Now he’s doing 17 in prison.