Supplementary Files
Keywords
DH219
How to Cite
Fountain, Carol, Michael T. Olexa, Jana Caracciolo, and Lauren Grant. 2019. “Avoiding Frauds and Deception: DH219/DH219, Rev. 10/2019”. EDIS 2019 (November). Gainesville, FL:2. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-dh219-2019.
Abstract
Disaster victims must be cautious about employing strangers to remove trees and do repair work on their property. Every agreement and credit contract should be read carefully and evaluated before it is signed. Shoddy workmanship and price gouging are common in crises. This 2-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by Michael T. Olexa, Jana Caracciolo, and Lauren Grant, and published by the Food and Resource Economics Department, October 2019.
References
Beware of Fraud After Disasters. University of Illinois Extension. Access online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/disaster/PDF/fraud2.pdf