2 fake car repairmen scam cash from S. Tahoe resident
Two men offering car repair services are being sought by South Lake Tahoe police officers.
On Nov. 17 at about 4pm an 89-year-old resident of South Lake Tahoe was approached by two men in the Safeway parking lot who offered to repair a dent in the car for a cash payment $80 and later additional work for an additional $20. The senior citizen agreed to it and the men followed the senior citizen to his residence.
The men worked on his car in the garage. Officers say the repair was of very poor quality and may have been a ruse to get inside the man’s home or a scam to get some money from him.
The men are described as Hispanic male adults in their 30s. They were driving a white full size SUV with a rear lift gate type of hatch.
The South Lake Tahoe police officers warns citizens of the dangers of allowing strangers into their homes and of getting repair work done by unlicensed and uninsured repairmen. Anyone who comes across a similar situation is asked to contact Sgt. Shannon Laney at the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, (530) 542.6100.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
There has been some scams going around town lately, and I don’t like it. Let’s all be careful of these awful people, and hope the police catch these routine people.
I would like to see the SLT PD monitor the Safeway Parking lot more often — there are always so many lazy jerks parking in the Handicapped spots without Handicap plates or hangers…. they could help clear spots for the real handicapped folks and make a few bucks teaching an ethical lesson.
I am especially concerned for the seniors in our community. They are so much more vulnerable to scams. Let’s all look out for each other.
These might be the same people who were in Grocery Outlet a few months back. They stood right by my drivers window till I rolled it down so they could ask me about fixing my dent, then they wouldn’t really hear the “NO”, so I reported to the outlet owners.