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BecomeABenefit t1_ivg57qz wrote

This applies to lawn care, gutter cleaning, landscaping, painting, etc. The other line that tells you they're scammers is "we're doing some work for your neighbor right there and...".

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garydstew t1_ivhimi1 wrote

We get these constantly in our neighborhood. Not necessarily scammers, but it's a tactic they use to make you feel more comfortable and thus, more likely to use their services.

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Browley09 OP t1_ivg7h5z wrote

Good point. I haven't come across any of those besides the lawn care guy and I have zero interest in that anyway.

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FoldedaMillionTimes t1_ivh0ndc wrote

Also roof/shingle repair, usually right after a storm. Depending on where you live, there are actually extended sort-of families that will hit a town once a year, get hold of a bunch of shitty "your job is your credit" trucks, and run several scams all over town at once. The big ones are paint (which they water down and will quickly fade), roofing related stuff, and what's listed above. Then they blow back out of town and stay gone for a year or two.

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