CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Workplace is warning homeowners about so-called “storm chaser” scams after a tornado touched down and left behind harm close to Villa Rica on Friday.
The sheriff’s workplace said in a Facebook post that “the aftermath of a disaster additionally brings out contractors benefiting from those that have already been victimized.”
Citing the Higher Enterprise Bureau, the sheriff’s workplace warned residents of out-of-town contractors coming into the world seeking to get their enterprise on residence repairs.
Even when the contractors aren’t seeking to rip-off you, the sheriff’s workplace stated, “they might lack the right licensing in your space, supply fast fixes, or make huge guarantees they can not ship.”
The publish additionally famous that native contractors may also unwittingly get roped into scams as by “storm chasers who supply to pay native development corporations substantial quantities of cash to make use of the enterprise’ established identify, repute and telephone.”
“They masquerade as an area enterprise, gather the insurance coverage cash after which transfer on, leaving the true enterprise to take care of unhappy prospects on account of dangerous workmanship, unfinished work, or unfulfilled warranties,” the publish stated.
The sheriffs workplace offered 4 tricks to owners:
