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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
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Home Repair Contractors

Police warn of home repair scam at work in Halton

Fraud involves unsolicited offers of repair work around the home, which is never completed, police say

Halton Regional Police say there’s a home repair fraud operating in the region and are issuing a warning to residents.

They describe at least one suspect in the alleged frauds as a “middle-aged white male with a heavy Irish accent”.

The frauds involve the supposed contractor travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer, police said in a news release.

Services include chimney repair, general masonry work, step and driveway repairs, general debris cleaning or roof repairs and waterproofing.

Police said the

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Police warn Oakville, Burlington, Milton residents about home repair fraud in the region

The Halton police issued a warning to residents in Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville 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. Police say 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 may be approached to

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