voices You Can Protect Yourself from Scammers Dear Editor: When I read the comments made by Mr. Plesser [“A Warning About Handymen,” Letter to the Editor, September 30, 2021] it made me a little upset. I fully understand where he is coming from that there are a lot of scammers out preying on the elderly, but you can bet that not enough information is obtained to keep records on file from these scammers. Both the Pinellas County Sheriff and the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board provide public service announcements, maybe not enough, advising everyone to check and see if the person estimating any type of repair work is both licensed and insured. This is a free service. The fastest and easiest way to stop a scammer – before you turn over any money – is to ask for a copy of their Pinellas County
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