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Originally Posted by Kathy63
This is something I saw quite frequently when my office was open.
Someone is having work done on their property. They hire a licensed contractor. A scammer will drive by, see that work is being done, or if completely inside, see a contractor's sign, or any evidence of construction. The scammer will run down and file a Mechanic's Lien against the property alleging that THEY had done the work and not been paid. Then they will contact the property owner to demand some kind of payment to remove the Lien.
This is a scam that individual criminal aliens might use now that they have legitimacy.
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I never did care for the ease at which a lein could be placed upon your property by a supplier or craftsman. It doesn't take much to do, but it does take a bit to remove it. It shouldn't surprise us that our legislature agreed to such a system that left a wide, wide window of opportunity open to scammers
10-30-2009, 07:40 AM
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