Fraudsters are inventing problems to mold to rip off the owners

Gilles Turmel

Tuesday, 27-feb-2018 17:42

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Homeowners who are contacted by people offering a free inspection of the attic of their home should be wary of, warned the Office of the protection of the consumer.

In fact, many fraudsters use this scheme, as well known, which can be very expensive to the owners.

It all starts with a simple phone call. The fraudster generously offers to inspect the attic of your residence without any fees. On the spot, he discovered so-called serious mould problems. For you to avoid serious health problems, he then offers to undertake costly remedial work, which can cost up to $8,000.

“There may be real cases of contamination, but several consumers have reported that it was false, that there were no problems of contamination in them and that they had lied,” said Charles Tanguay spokesperson of the Office of consumer protection.

In recent months, the agency has processed many complaints about this scheme a bit everywhere in Quebec. In recent days, the region of Mont-Joli Bas-Saint-Laurent is particularly targeted.

“These are companies that, usually, are raking in a particular region. They have teams on the ground and they will concentrate their calls of solicitation within a region. They will, like that, to try to catch the maximum of people,” detailed the spokesperson.

The Office of the protection of the consumer is reminded that a signed contract with an itinerant merchant may be cancelled within 10 days of its signature.