Paving scam alert: How residents can stay safe from shady workers targeting homeowners

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Paving scam alert: How residents can stay safe from shady workers targeting homeowners
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People looking to get their driveways paved are being warned of a new scam going around. The con involves shady contractors taking payment, but then doing deliberately low-quality work — or none at all.

01:02 | August 14, 202400:33 | August 12, 202401:02 | August 14, 202400:33 | August 12, 2024People looking to get their driveways paved are being warned of a new scam going around. The con involves shady contractors taking payment, but then doing deliberately low-quality work — or none at all. Winnipeg police say their financial crimes unit is investigating similar reports, and a rash of contractor scams have already been reported in Ontario. Global's Melissa Ridgen reports.

People looking to get their driveways paved are being warned of a new scam going around. The con involves shady contractors taking payment, but then doing deliberately low-quality work — or none at all. Winnipeg police say their financial crimes unit is investigating similar reports, and a rash of contractor scams have already been reported in Ontario. Global's Melissa Ridgen reports.

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