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Home & Health scams

Contractor fraud, Medicare and health-related cons, solar and energy offers, and how to check a business before you pay. There are 3 home & health guides on Scam Wise.

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This hub gathers the frauds that arrive about your house and your health: someone at the door offering to fix storm damage who wants a large payment before starting, an energy seller claiming you already qualified for a free or discounted program, and a caller saying Medicare is issuing new cards or offering a free test or equipment in exchange for your details. Expect pressure, secrecy and a request for information or money up front. Home Improvement & Contractor Scams is a good place to start, Green Energy & Solar Panel Scams covers the offers that arrive with a rebate story, and Health/Medicare Scam Awareness explains what a real health plan will and will not ask you for.

The habit that helps most is checking the business or the claim yourself before you commit money. Get more than one quote, ask for a licence number and confirm it, read the contract, and never pay in full up front.