What are some of the most common scams?
Roof and tree work scams are very common. In most cases, the consumer is overcharged, the work is unnecessary or work is done incompetently. It’s not unusual for a firm to inflict damages surreptitiously that he can then offer to repair. Another common scam has to do with left-over materials. For example, a man comes to your door offering you a great deal on resealing a driveway. He explains that he has material left over from another job nearby and doesn’t want to haul the extra material away. You may think you’re getting a great deal until you discover that your driveway resealing job was done with used motor oil! Why doesn’t the government at least shut down the firms that intentionally rip people off? Generally speaking, this is something with which the government has had some success. Obviously, to be effective, the government needs to prove its case. That often depends on consumers fully reporting the situations they encounter. All too often, the consumer is too embarrassed to ev
