Residents are warned to be on the look out for tradies offering cheap bitumen jobs.
Scammers have become a modern day problem, mainly via phone or internet, but there are also those brazen enough to attempt a scam in person and Western Plains residents are warned to be vigilant of the latest scam doing the rounds.
In the last few months, fake tradespeople known as “bitumen bandits” have been on the prowl for victims across our region.
Generally offering to re-surface driveways and car parks, the work and quality of materials is usually sub-standard and overpriced. Alarmingly the latest group are claiming to have done work for local councils as a way to persuade unwary customers…