Residence enchancment scams are ranked because the riskiest rip-off in Canada.
That’s in accordance with the Higher Enterprise Bureau’s annual Rip-off Tracker Threat Report which takes information from the tracker to establish the highest scams.
The rip-off can take completely different types however will usually have somebody knock on a door or ship a flyer, saying they’re contractor working within the space with leftover provides, who will do work for a low value or in a brief timeframe. They’ll then discover points within the dwelling to considerably elevate the value or ask for a big upfront deposit, whereas by no means returning to do the work.
Advertising and Communications supervisor Kristen Matthews says that reviews of dwelling enchancment scams elevated by over 50 per cent.
In addition they discovered individuals are dropping extra money to dwelling enchancment scams, with an 180 per cent enhance from $660 to $1,900 in cash misplaced on common.
