Scam Alert: Sunsmart Solar

[Pirate]

I'm unsure where else to put this, but with all the issues with Load Shedding it seems the solar installation industry is rife with scammers.

I have been caught, it is still ongoing to so I'm not going to divulge too many details. Suffice to say they don't seem operate by stealing all you money right off the bat, they take you to about 85% of the investment (with difficulty...) and then more and more excuses.

the website to look out for:

www.sunsmart.co.za

In retrospect quite few warnings on that site already, which I missed, proving even clever people can be stupid.

They seems to operate in the Cape Town area, supposedly in Knysna, PE as well as JHB.

Some sobering reading here, I have been dealing directly with Jonathan Stephenson (the person mentioned in the last two links) as well as a "Grant Mansell", who may or may not be an actual name. He is supposedly in PE.

https://powerforum.co.za/topic/15041-is-sunsmartcoza-legit/

https://powerforum.co.za/topic/15146-sunsmartcoza/#comment-141870

https://solar-bay.co.za/

https://hello-solar.co.za/

Be VERY careful if you're considering going solar, this is just one scammy outfit, there are sure to be more around.

[BBT]

Either, sorry to hear.
Hope you get it all sorted out

[High Power]

Try OneEnergy.co.za They did a very good job for us

Peter

[carleng]

Unfortunately, there are a lot of scammers out there making use of the loadshedding situation to fleece unsuspecting victims.

Good luck and I hope you come right.

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[Pirate]

Unfortunately, there are a lot of scammers out there making use of the loadshedding situation to fleece unsuspecting victims.

Good luck and I hope you come right.

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I'm hoping this post would alert fellow Gunsiters to be careful of Sun Smart Solar specifically, but also alert people to the necessity of doing really good due diligence before parting with their money.

[DaveSheerGuns]

https://powerforum.co.za/topic/15041...artcoza-legit/

[Bundu Ric]

These days I insist on using an escrow service and if any entity is not willing to do that, then I move on as that is already a red flag for me then.

[vrystaatgypsey]

Hi Bundu Ric

Do you have any names of outfits that provide an escrow service?

Cheers
Sean

[MohamedD]

I'm hoping this post would alert fellow Gunsiters to be careful of Sun Smart Solar specifically, but also alert people to the necessity of doing really good due diligence before parting with their money.

Thanks Pirate, emailed them last week to find out about the Xtenda element, fortunately they didn’t get back to me and if they do I know not to buy from them.

[Pirate]

https://powerforum.co.za/topic/15041...artcoza-legit/

thanks, seems the web addresses in my OP did not parse as links.