Consumer Agency Call for attention to malicious business operators who took advantage of disasters October 17th 17:54
Due to the heavy rains caused by typhoon No. 19 in various places, the Consumer Affairs Agency has called for attention that there is a risk of increasing fraud in the disaster.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, in areas affected by Typhoon No.19, consultations with home repair companies have already been submitted to the National Living Center.
In the case of Typhoon No. 15 in September, if you asked a contractor who visited a home repair, about 400 consultations were requested to consumer centers throughout the country, such as requesting a higher repair cost than usual. It is that.
For this reason, the Consumer Affairs Agency can search for a remodeling company without hurrying to make a contract when repairing a house because there is a risk that troubles caused by malicious companies who took advantage of the disaster may increase in the future due to the typhoon. We are calling for attention, such as checking on the "Residential Reconstruction Business Search Site".
In addition, even if there is no damage caused by a typhoon, it is necessary to pay attention to suspicious calls and e-mails that trick money and ask for personal information even if it is not damaged.
“The number of malicious businesses will increase when the disaster begins to settle down. If you have any problems, please call the number 188” on the Consumer Hotline immediately. The