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22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Home repair scammers working their way through Halton – bayobserver.ca Hamilton, Burlington and GTA

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is issuing a warning to residents about a home repair fraud operating in the region.

The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer. These services include but are not limited to chimney repair, general masonry work, step and driveway repairs and general debris cleaning or roof repairs and waterproofing.

The suspect may provide a quote with prices lower than market value and once a deal is reached, will ask fort a large cash payment.

Based on previous complaints, initial work may start, however the crew will not return

22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Halton police warn of home repair scammers – bayobserver.ca Hamilton, Burlington and GTA

With the advent warmer weather comes the beginning of home repair scam artists knocking on residents’ doors

Halton Police advise residents to keep and eye out for the following behaviours:

The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer. These services include chimney or driveway repair and interlock stone work.

The suspect will provide quotes with prices lower than market value and once a deal is reached, will request a large cash payment. Based on previous complaints, initial work may start, however the work will be sub-par and/or incomplete.

After this initial work, the consumer

22/05/2024Home Repair Contractors

Home Repair Scammers May Be Wandering Your Neighborhood – NBC Boston

You may have had some damage to your home from the high winds this week, but beware if anyone knocks on your door and tells you they can do a quick fix for a cheap price.

We’ve seen a lot of local police departments posting warnings about home improvement scams recently.

Some departments have seen a significant uptick in these crimes since last fall, with groups of people canvassing neighborhoods and targeting homeowners.

Police in Arlington, Massachusetts, have made several arrests and confiscated trucks and equipment this year in an effort to crack down on the crimes. They say these

22/05/2024Real Estate Online

Scammers can target anyone, even a real estate agent – Silicon Valley

Question: My husband, a newly licensed real estate agent, is being scammed. His current client is a homebuyer who wants to move to San Jose. I saw their text messages and emails. It isn’t reassuring. The exchanges are about investing in crypto. Each time my husband emailed a new listing to this client, the homebuyer changed the subject back to crypto. What’s more alarming, the homebuyer wants to discuss our retirement plans rather than homes for sale.

How can I persuade my husband to drop this homebuyer? My husband doesn’t see a problem, but I sure do.

Answer: It would

22/05/2024Real Estate Online

Scammers can target anyone, even a real estate agent – East Bay Times

How can I persuade my husband to drop this homebuyer? My husband doesn’t see a problem, but I sure do.

Answer: It would