The Better Business Bureau and the Franklin Police Department are warning residents about a springtime surge in asphalt paving scams.
The scams often begin with a knock on the door and a high-pressure sales pitch. Scammers use different tactics, but a common one is to claim they have leftover material from a neighbor’s driveway and they offer to do the work at 50% off.
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Franklin police say they receive reports of this scam every spring. In one instance, a victim wrote a $1,500 check for services to be performed at a later date, but the contractor never returned…