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Home repairs: scams are increasing
Abusive prices or a lack of quotes… Fraud control alerts you to anomalies during home repairs. The 20 Heures teams investigated these scams. – (France 2)
Abusive prices or a lack of quotes… Fraud control alerts you to anomalies during home repairs. The 20 Heures teams investigated these scams.
Many French people are being helped out and scammed in the process… Near Paris, a young man found himself stuck on his landing. He didn’t choose the right locksmith. It’s 10 p.m., his front door is quickly unlocked. “We get it for 489 euros and 50 cents. He gave a little tap with the hammer and the door instantly opened. The intervention didn’t last more than 15 seconds.“, reports Le Ile-de-France. Normally, for this operation, it is 100 euros. Abusive prices and lack of quotes. According to the repression of fraud, there is 64% anomaly in France and 70% in Île-de-France.
190 reminders of the law
The teams of 20 Heures contacted a locksmith for a slammed door. For the repairer, the diagnosis is simple: you need to change the lock. The teams refuse. The exchange lasts 10 minutes and finally the door opens without changing the lock. They still have to pay 500 euros, but the locksmith will falsify the invoice for insurance. An illegal practice. How to avoid pitfalls? A plumber always gives the same advice: ask for a quote. 190 reminders of the law were issued by the fraud repression.