2023-10-23 18:37:26
Home Company
Published on 10/23/2023 8:37 p.m.
Duration of the video: 3 min Home repairs: scams are increasing – () Article written by France 2 – PL Monnier, D. Karcher-Mourgues, C. Colnet, L. Pekez, A. Mouchard, P. Minet
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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 got 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 the Ile-de-France resident. Normally, for this operation, it is 100 euros. Abusive prices and lack of quotes. According to fraud prevention, there are 64% anomalies in France and 70% in Île-de-France.
190 reminders of the law
The 8 p.m. teams contacted a locksmith for a slammed door. For the repairer, the diagnosis is simple: the lock must be changed. 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.
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