title: “Home Repair Scam Red Flags”

Home Repair Scam Red Flags

Use with Home Repair Scam Red Flags with AI. Aligned to FTC home-improvement scam guidance (verify on FTC pages).

What this is not

• Not a determination that a specific person is a scammer
• Not a price opinion or bid
• Not DIY emergency repair instructions
• Not legal advice
• Not the general AI scam guide (see /articles/recognising-ai-enabled-scams)

FTC-oriented red flags (doorstep / pressure)

• “In the area” / leftover materials pitch
• Pressure for immediate decision
• Full payment up front or cash-only
• Asks you to pull required permits as a dodge
• Pushes a lender “they know”
• Blank contract spaces / rushed signing

Before any money moves

• Written estimate with scope, materials, dates, price
• License checked via official channels
• Insurance proof requested
• Second written estimate when feasible
• No life-safety DIY from AI under panic

AI rehearsal only

Help me rehearse calm verification questions from this checklist.
Do not decide legitimacy. Do not invent prices. No DIY life-safety steps.

Report

• ReportFraud.ftc.gov
• State / local consumer protection (see usa.gov/state-consumer)