Warning: DE TYGER POOL CENTRE requests a deposit then never do the job or pay back the money

I saw the ad for De Tyger Pools on Facebook. I am a big supporter of small businesses and I wanted to support him and not one of the big pool guys. The owner Eben ( who seemed like a really nice guy) was quick to come to my property to look at the crack in my pool. He submitted a quote and requested a deposit to be paid ASAP. I paid the deposit mid December 2018 to ensure he start the job on 14 Jan 2019. He never pitched the 14th. He came to my house ONCE without any material or anything. He left again with a promise to start in the next day or two. After several whatsapps and phone calls he had an excuse that he could not find a bladder to store the water. A week later he still haven't started. Two weeks later I was still waiting and he was avoiding my calls and messages. I eventually got hold of him and he promised to pay back the deposit that Friday. He never paid it back. Its now 7 weeks later, SEVERAL lies later, and I do not have my R3000 deposit back and the job has not been done. My pool is leaking water and he is walking around with my money. I would not encourage anyone to make use of his services, unless he does the job first and you pay him afterwards. Its sad that you cannot trust people anymore. This is now going to cost me a lot more than R3000.00 in legal fees but I would like to save everyone else money. Please do not make use of him as he is, unfortunately, dishonest and not able to commit to his promises. I had several other jobs at friends houses lined up for him but his dishonest business ethics is costing him all those jobs.