travelers: HOMEOWNERS BEWARE! REMODELING SCHEME ACTIVE AGAIN!
- 03/27/09 12:45 PM
The California State Contractors Licensing Board has just issued a warning of a remodeling scam in California and other states. It is an old scheme, and appears to be part of the gypsy group, known as the Travelers. Here is a link if you want to know more about the Travelers. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/168593/beware_the_traveler_home_improvement.html . Apparantly, what they do is to knock on doors, telling some story about why they can offer some fabulous discount to do repairs (reseal roof, driveways, etc) for the homeowner e.g. Just finished another job and have extra materials, etc. Then, they get cash, have no contract (or (0 comments)
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