Nixon to consumers: watch for con artists in home repair season
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Jefferson City, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon says his office already has hundreds of complaints this year about home repair contractors, and he says that number will just keep growing. As spring and summer arrive and more Missourians have work done on their homes, Nixon is urging consumers to watch out for telltale signs of fraud.
"Along with warm weather, flowers, grass and trees coming back, an unfortunate spring tradition is the home repair con artist" Nixon said. "Every year we see criminals going door to door and using other tricks to rip off Missouri consumers."
The Attorney General says consumers this year may have more repairs than usual because of leftover damage from summer, fall and winter storms during the past year.