A.G.’s office warns against paving scams

The Kansas Attorney Generals Office is warning area homeowners about a series of scams that have been reported in more than a dozen counties in the state.

The office said Tuesday that driveway pavers are travelling door-to-door claiming they have leftover asphalt from previous jobs and are willing to give customers an inexpensive rate.

The pavers dont disclose all of the charges to homeowners, perform subpar work, and dont inform consumers of their right to cancel the service within three days, the attorney generals office said in a news release.

Homeowners in 13 counties, including Shawnee County, have filed complaints with the attorney generals office about the paving scam.

In October, the attorney generals office filed a lawsuit against George H. Swartz and James J. Swartz after receiving complaints about their door-to-door paving service. The lawsuit stated the two operated under at least eight business names and targeted elderly people.

Attorney General Derek Schmidt advised in a news release Tuesday that consumers hire local, reputable contractors.

Schmidt asks those who may have done business with a fraudulent paving operation to call his offices Consumer Protection Division at (800) 432-2310 or file a complaint online at http://www.InYourCornerKansas.org.

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A.G.'s office warns against paving scams