Storms Hit, Wallets Robbed: Post-Disaster Repair Scams Surge
As extreme weather events are RSVP'ing to our lives too often lately, enterprising post-disaster contractors have transformed from helpful heroes into billing bandits and shoddy repair specialists overnight. While Mother Nature drops her drama nonstop, these 'renovators' ensure your mailbox gets a suspense thriller: an invoice longer than the floodwater receded time. No company names or exact figures hereābecause nothing screams 'trustworthy' like a faceless scammer whose main product is sticker shock mixed with patch jobs barely holding by good vibes. It's a whirlwind of 'too frequent storms + too eager fixers = too painfully expensive lessons.'
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Just when extreme weather floods your home, the contractors flood your bank account with bills that could buy a small island. Disaster recovery or disaster capitalists? Choose your sequel.
Storms bring out the best in nature and the worst in billingāyour home rebuild includes a free lesson in contractor math errors plus emotional bankruptcy.
If hurricanes came with a loyalty program, these con repair folks would bankrupt you faster than the storm could knock down walls.
Source: Grist | Published: 9/10/2025 | Author: Naveena Sadasivam
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