Avoiding contractor scams in Massachusetts
Scammers and swindlers are everywhere. If there is a chance for them to profit from someone's ingenuity or lack of information they will be there, using their dirty tricks to get their hands on your hard earned money.
The home improvement industry too, has its share of crooks posing as contractors, gaining the homeowner's confidence, getting their money and then running away without finishing the job or finishing it poorly, with cheap materials and unskilled labor.
The vast majority of these scams target the elderly which makes the whole matter even more sordid. They pray on people that they know might have some money put away, and they perceive as gullible.
That is why it is extremely important that, before hiring any contractor, you check his references, background and information, from every possible source.
In Massachusetts, you can do it over the internet, in a matter of minutes, through the Official Website of the Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation (OCABR).
There, you will find not only a link to check on Home Improvement Contractors, but information on how to solve home improvement problems and the Home Improvement Consumer Guide in 5 different languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Chinese.
Therefore, don't let yourself be victimized by such schemes. Help is just one click away.
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