How to avoid being a victim Home Improvement Scams in VA
Scammers and swindlers are everywhere. If there is a chance for them to profit from someone's ingenuity or lack of information they will be there, using their dirty tricks to get their hands on your hard earned money.
The home improvement industry too, has its share of crooks posing as contractors, gaining the homeowner's confidence, getting their money and then disappearing without finishing the job or finishing it poorly, with cheap materials and unskilled labor.
The vast majority of these scams target the elderly which makes the whole matter even more sordid. They pray on people that they know might have some money put away, and they perceive as gullible.
That is why it is extremely important that, before hiring any contractor, you check his references, background and information, from every possible source.
In Virginia, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation website offers tips and resources to help you detect and avoid possible scams, as well as information on how to denounce suspected scams.
Please, don't let yourself or someone you care about be scammed. Do your homework. The information you need is just a click away.
Posted on: August 11th 2008 by: Cynthia Freeney
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Crozet
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Greenwood
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Keswick
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Clifton Forge
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Amherst
Madison Heights
Monroe
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Appomattox
Pamplin
Spout Spring
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Churchville
Craigsville
Crimora
Deerfield
Fishersville
Fort Defiance
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Middlebrook
Mount Sidney
Mount Solon
Stuarts Draft
Swoope
Verona
West Augusta
Weyers Cave
Cities in Bath County, VA
Hot Springs
Millboro
Warm Springs
Williamsville
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Bedford
Big Island
Coleman Falls
Forest
Goode
Goodview
Huddleston
Lowry
Moneta
Montvale
Thaxton
Cities in Botetourt County, VA
Blue Ridge
Buchanan
Cloverdale
Daleville
Eagle Rock
Fincastle
Troutville
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Arvonia
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Dillwyn
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New Canton
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Brookneal
Concord
Evington
Gladys
Lynch Station
Rustburg
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Cana
Dugspur
Fancy Gap
Hillsville
Lambsburg
Laurel Fork
Woodlawn
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Charlotte Court House
Cullen
Drakes Branch
Keysville
Phenix
Randolph
Red House
Red Oak
Saxe
Wylliesburg
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Covington
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New Castle
Paint Bank
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Floyd
Indian Valley
Willis
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Bremo Bluff
Fork Union
Palmyra
Troy
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Boones Mill
Callaway
Ferrum
Glade Hill
Hardy
Henry
Penhook
Rocky Mount
Union Hall
Wirtz
Cities in Giles County, VA
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Pembroke
Ripplemead
Staffordsville
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Dyke
Ruckersville
Stanardsville
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Clover
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Scottsburg
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Bassett
Collinsville
Fieldale
Ridgeway
Spencer
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Etlan
Haywood
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Pratts
Radiant
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Baskerville
Boydton
Buffalo Junction
Chase City
Clarksville
Nelson
Skipwith
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Blacksburg
Christiansburg
Elliston
Pilot
Riner
Shawsville
Cities in Nelson County, VA
Afton
Arrington
Faber
Gladstone
Lovingston
Montebello
Nellysford
Piney River
Roseland
Schuyler
Shipman
Tyro
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Barboursville
Somerset
Cities in Page County, VA
Luray
Rileyville
Shenandoah
Stanley
Cities in Patrick County, VA
Ararat
Claudville
Critz
Meadows Of Dan
Patrick Springs
Stuart
Woolwine
Cities in Pittsylvania County, VA
Blairs
Callands
Cascade
Chatham
Dry Fork
Gretna
Hurt
Java
Keeling
Long Island
Pittsville
Ringgold
Sandy Level
Sutherlin
Cities in Prince Edward County, VA
Farmville
Green Bay
Meherrin
Prospect
Rice
Cities in Pulaski County, VA
Draper
Dublin
Hiwassee
Pulaski
Cities in Radford County, VA
Radford
Cities in Rappahannock County, VA
Sperryville
Cities in Roanoke County, VA
Bent Mountain
Catawba
Roanoke
Vinton
Cities in Roanoke City County, VA
Roanoke
Cities in Rockbridge County, VA
Fairfield
Glasgow
Goshen
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Station
Raphine
Rockbridge Baths
Vesuvius
Cities in Rockingham County, VA
Bergton
Bridgewater
Broadway
Criders
Dayton
Elkton
Fulks Run
Grottoes
Hinton
Keezletown
Linville
Mc Gaheysville
Mount Crawford
Penn Laird
Port Republic
Singers Glen
Timberville
Cities in Salem County, VA
Salem
Cities in Shenandoah County, VA
Basye
Mount Jackson
New Market
Orkney Springs
Quicksburg
Cities in Staunton City County, VA
Staunton
Cities in Waynesboro City County, VA
Waynesboro
Cities in Wythe County, VA
Barren Springs
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