Our easily elderly aunt had been residing in her own cabin as a widow for many years, but there were enough of her own children who lived nearby who could stop in to spend my money her a visit as well as tend to her needs without requiring any outside assistance… My pal and I knew that one day she wouldn’t be able to stay in her own home, although no one wanted to confess it, however what my associate and I didn’t foresee is that Aunt Jo would be scammed by a company impersonating her heating as well as cooling supplier, however it all began when she acquired a PC call from someone claiming that her Heating and A/C system was due for repair, but she didn’t recognize the name on her caller ID as well as told them that her Heating and A/C company was so-and-so.
- The caller then claimed that they had taken over her Heating and A/C business’s repair programs as well as that her boiler was due for an inspection as well as cleaning.
They told her that the inspection would cost fifty dollars as well as that a serviceman would be there the next day, completely convinced, she agreed to the appointment and, as they promised, a person arrived the easily next day! Naturally the scam artist was dressed in official-looking clothes, was friendly, as well as carried with him a shop vac as well as a toolbox, however after our aunt led him to the basement, she busied herself upstairs until he was finished, which is when he presented her with the bill. She was shocked to see that the charge was for five hundred dollars! When she balked at the amount, he abruptly became quite intimidating as well as she felt that she had no option but to write him a check to cover the bill! Once he left, she called her Heating and A/C company to complain about the bill. Imagine her surprise when she learned that it was a scam!