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Police warn of scammers
Greene County Sheriff’s deputies are warning of itinerant workers who are scamming residents in rural parts of the county.
Several home owners in Greene and Clark counties as well as in Riverside have fell victim to workers offering to seal their driveways and then leaving without completing the job or over charging, said Captain Eric Spicer. Several groups are believed to be working the area scamming home owners, and many times the elderly, out of money, he said.
Greene County Prosecutor Stephen K. Haller said scams like this are commonplace in the summer months and after major storms. “People are desperate to get stuff done so they hire people they shouldn’t and they get ripped off,” Haller said.
Police recommend checking out anyone offering to do work before paying them and to make sure they are licensed and bonded. The scam has not hit Greene County cities yet, according to police officials. Anyone with information can contact the sheriff’s department at (937) 562-4800.
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By Outside Observer
June 26, 2009 1:42 PM | Link to this
Aren’t these individual supposed to have a license to go “door to door”. Couldn’t they have been checked out a little better before a lic. was granted.