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You have heard about paving scams but have you seen one? In this short video Captain Hunter visits the home of an elderly couple and shows what they received for their money. You be the judge, scam or no scam?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fieOf957WdU

Below are some tips to protect yourself.

Some paving scam warning signs may include:

•Selling door-to-door. Reputable asphalt contractors will rarely - if ever, sell their product door-to-door.
•Claims of leftover asphalt from another job. Professional asphalt contractors know with great accuracy, how much paving material is needed to complete a project. Rarely will they have leftover material.
•Pushing you to make a quick decision. Trustworthy contractors provide a written estimate that should be valid for a specified amount of time. Never hire someone on the spot.
•No written contract. Insist on a written contract specifying in detail the work to be performed and the agreed total price, not just price per square foot.
•Cash-only sales. Most reputable contractors take checks or credit cards and don’t require cash-only terms.
•Deals that seem too good to be true. If the quoted price seems very low, chances are the quality of work will also be quite low.
•Contractor is from out of state or in an unmarked truck. Itinerant scammers will often drive unmarked trucks or have out of state license plates. Even if they have a local phone number, scammers have more recently been purchasing local cell phone plans to appear as if they are a local area business. A little research will reveal that they have no permanent address or are traveling from out of state.