roofing am I being scammed

If it's the same people that gave you a quote for 3k then yes they are trying to scam you.

I’m guessing from your name you are advanced in years. Some shady dealers have been known to take advantage of that. Have you someone you can ask to talk to them for you?

Was it a written quote?

You were quoted 3k and now from nowhere they want 6,5k…what sort of accent did the representatives of this "company" have?

That company name isn't registered, that I can find anyway. On that basis, they are cowboys.

You’re in a pickle. It almost certainly looks like you’ve been scammed and in the process of being “shaken down”.

I understand your fear. Unless a threat has been made I think the Gardai will see this as a civil matter.

IF the individuals concerned are known to the Gardai they might have a word with them.

Sorry this has happened to you.

I'd definitely drop into the Garda station and have a chat. Explain your situation and position - you're just looking for advice on how to proceed, that's all. It would be handy if you had a reg number off one of their vehicles at the time, the Guards can know all sorts off a reg. Good luck.

Yes when they come again have the Garda on speed dial and tell them that if they threaten you the Garda will be arriving shortly. Fortunately the Garda are quite good on this and don't like to see threatening scam artists operating on their patch. They will know exactly who they are dealing with if you supply the reg plate.

Call the Gardai and tell them exactly what happened. Those guys are sure to have form. I could hazard a guess as to their identity.

Ask them for their bank details in order for payment and also request insurance details. Don't pay them in cash and only pay them what you deemed the work is worth (zero).

I would inform the guards also and let them know, they might be able to inform you the best way to approach this. If you have any family or friends around, let them know and have somebody with you when they call.

Unless they want to call back and reinstate their shabby work, I would not hand over any more money. If they are not registered VAT company. report them to revenue.

In fairness to @cnoc, this story sounds a bit fishy.

Click in the username underneath the avatar click the arrow and the ignore option pops up.

The photo posted by the OP seems to be an original, so why not give them the benefit of the doubt instead of assuming this is a wind up?

Seeing as its known this kind of extortion does go on.

The other option is to just not reply and move on, if you think its not genuine.

If it is a true story then it is almost certainly travelers who specialise in conning people. Gardai will be extremely interested and are known to successfully prosecute

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/gardai-arrest-fake-builders-who-28465329

Put the mobile number into google and you will most likely see several results for roofing, driveways, guttering etc

When or if you contact the Garda, tell them they took/removed the half a roll of lead without permission. In other words they stole it, so report it as a theft of your property.

Aside from whether this is genuine or not, the vast number of roofing scams are by the traveller community.

A simple Google search will show dozens of convictions.