Adams county woman falls victim to contractor scam

Updated: Thursday, June 5 2014, 12:13 AM CDT Reported by: Chris Nallan Contributor: Lea Jolan (LJWilson@SBGTV.com)

"Very cheated, I feel like they just took money out of our wallet, they stole from us," said Patricia Robinson, who is a victim of a paving scam in Adams County.

What seemed to be a good deal to Patricia became a criminal act in her own driveway.

"They showed up at our door, they said they were in the area, work was slow, they were wondering if they could work on our driveway," she said.

This shoddy deal ended up costing nearly $900 and left the Robinson family with a rocky, sticky mess instead of a smooth asphalt driveway.

"I don't know what it's going to cost, but certainly if we're not able to get back what we paid, we got to pay probably around $3,000 for a good quality job," said Robinson.

After the driveway was completed, problems quickly surfaced 24 hours later. Patricia called the number shown on this receipt. At this point she knew she was scammed.

"He kept telling me that you know, it's going to harden, everything's going to set, it's going to settle, it's going to flatten out and I said how can that be when I have all these loose pieces," said Robinson.

A representative of a local paving company who is aware of this type of scam gives tips on what you need to keep in mind when looking for a contractor:

Find a local trusted contractor, someone by word of mouth that you hear about Make sure they are licensed Note the license plates on the vehicle, out-of-state plates could be out to scam.

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Adams county woman falls victim to contractor scam