Consumer Fraud Warning · Greater Toronto Area · Ontario
Documented Fraud Report
Efe Yapar
Took the Money.
Never Came Back.
Posing as an appliance repair technician under the names
Ali, Alex, Titiz, and Mustafa —
he collects a cash deposit upfront and disappears.
Multiple victims. Multiple business names. One person.
"Ali" — real name Efe Yapar, operating out of Vaughan/Kleinberg, ON
His work van, seen at job sites across the GTA
His personal vehicle
His WhatsApp profile — used to communicate with victims
Who He Is
Known Aliases
Ali · Alex · Titiz · Mustafa
Business Cell Phone (Rogers)
437-873-0101
Ad Phone (Fido)
437-556-5144
Registered Business Name
Best Ontario Appliances Repair
Ontario Corp. Number
1001270145
Registered Location
Kleinberg (Vaughan), ON
Operating Area
Ajax · Aurora · Barrie · Brampton · Markham · Mississauga · Newmarket · Pickering · Richmond Hill · Toronto · Vaughan · Whitby
How It Works
This operation is registered as Ontario corporation #1001270145 under the name
Efe Yapar, operating as Best Ontario Appliances Repair, registered
in Kleinberg (Vaughan). It runs under multiple business names — all tied to the same
phone numbers and the same face.
Other customers on Yelp and HomeStars
have reported identical experiences, including losses significantly larger than mine.
This is a deliberate pattern, not a one-off. His profiles are also littered with fake 5-star reviews designed to bury the legitimate complaints and lure new victims.
The Playbook
- Spin up a new corporation every year to avoid a paper trail
- Post ads on Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji using fake profiles
- Ads list 437-556-5144 (Fido — used in ads only)
- You get a response from "Ali" — real name Efe Yapar — at 437-873-0101 (Rogers)
- He diagnoses the problem and quotes a repair fee, demanding half the payment in cash upfront
- You never hear from him again
- He strings victims along for weeks: "part is ordered," "part is coming tomorrow"
- Eventually ghosts. If pushed, claims his "car broke down"
- When confronted directly, he offers a refund — but never follows through. The "refund" is a stalling tactic to buy time and make you drop your guard
- If you press further, he flips the narrative entirely — claiming "you denied the refund" and that it was your choice not to accept it, reversing all blame onto the victim
The Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji listings are posted through fake profiles.
He also maintains an Instagram page
and a second Instagram account
(he has blocked those who have called him out). If you can access the pages, post your
comments directly on his posts so others are warned.
The Evidence
Text Message Exchanges
These are the actual exchanges between this individual and a victim. Note the stalling tactics, broken promises, and eventual ghosting.
Fake Profiles & Ads
Countless Listings Posted Under Fake Identities
These ads appear on Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji. The profiles are fake — but the phone numbers trace back to the same person every time.
Fake ad — notice the Facebook profile
Fake ad example 2
Fake ad example 3
Fake ad example 4
Fake profile 1
Fake profile 2
Fake profile 3
A New Name Every Year
He Cycles Through Business Names to Avoid Detection
Best Ontario Appliances Repair
Mustafa Appliance Repair
Titiz Appliance Repair
Ali Appliance Repair
Alternate business name: Mustafa Appliance Repair
Alternate business name: Ali Appliance Repair
Official Record
Reports Filed
York Regional Police — Ref# 2026-803233
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre — Ref# 2026-9541-2608-5
Canada Revenue Agency — Lead# 408851
Competition Bureau
HomeStars — Profile now "Unavailable"
BBB — Pending
All of this information has been provided to York Regional Police, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre,
the CRA, and the Competition Bureau.
If you've been a victim, please file reports yourself using the information above —
every additional report strengthens the case. Gather all proof including screenshots of every message.
He may change his name, his number, his business name —
but he cannot change his face.
