A Hollywood man posing as a contractor for someone looking for home repair work disappeared with $6,000, , North Miami Beach police say, before hitting the customer’s credit card for $1,016 on UberEats.
Whether or not 50-year-old Edgar Chang overindulged in delivered food, he doesn’t have a contractor’s license, according to a search of online state records. What Chang does have are charges of grand theft, credit card fraud, uttering a forged instrument, fraudulently receiving money as a contractor and falsely advertising as a licensed contractor.
He was arrested Friday and released Saturday after posting $10,500 bond. North Miami Beach police want anyone who thinks they’ve been a Chang victim to call the detectives at 305-949-5500.
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Money for nothing
The other way to look at what’s in Chang’s arrest report: a North Miami Beach resident used a contractor without a license and got taken for $6,000.
The man, who lived in the 17000 block of Northeast Eighth Place, wanted his air conditioner replaced. Chang, the arrest report says, presented an invoice of $10,200 with $6,000 due up front for buying all that’s needed for the job.