Couple taken in by shoddy paving job they didn't want

Dorothy and Marv Davenport say they should have known better, but recently lost $6,000 in an asphalt paving scam. Now, the Cathlamet couple want other people to learn from their mistake.

We dont like to admit it, but I guess were in the senior citizen category now and I know thats who is most vulnerable to these things, said Dorothy, 75. Its been a bad lesson for us.

The Davenports were minding their own business on Elochoman Valley Road on Aug. 1, she said, when a man in a truck pulled up offering a deal on a little bit of asphalt he said he had left over from another job.

They agreed to a small paving job, but soon noticed the crew doing much more work than they had agreed to.

When questioned, the workers said it just made sense to do the whole thing and offered what they called a great deal at only $2,000, Dorothy said.

When they were done, though, they demanded $9,000.

I said Youve got to be kidding, Dorothy said.

Next, the man offered to knock it down to $7,000.

Eventually, Marv Davenport ended up giving him $6,000 in cash for the larger-than-asked-for job, which the couple now admits was a mistake.

We didnt sleep good at all after that, she said.

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Couple taken in by shoddy paving job they didn't want