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Garage door industry issues consumer alert
A nationwide garage door repair
scam has prompted the garage
door industry to issue a national
consumer alert. The industry's
warning includes four short videos
that describe the scam.
"We believe that hundreds of
garage door and opener customers
are victimized by these scammers
every single day in America," said
Bearge Miller, president of the Door
and Access Systems Manufacturers
Association (DASMA).
He said consumers who have
a broken garage door spring are
particularly vulnerable. The scam
artists typically perform unnecessary
repairs and charge extremely high
fees, racking up a bill for hundreds of
dollars more than necessary.
"These scammers primarily operate
in metropolitan areas," added Randy
Oliver, the president of the International
Door Association (IDA). "When
they scam 100 people in a population
of a million, hundreds of thousands
of people are still unaware of their
tactics."
To warn the public, the garage door
industry has produced a series of four
short videos that provide advice for
consumers, including how to detect
a scammer and how to fix minor
problems.
To see the videos, click on the
"Consumer Alert" tab at www.garagewownow.
com. This is a non-commercial
site that also includes a Dealer
Locator to help homeowners find a
qualified professional door dealer.
(BPT)
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