RESIDENTS in the Fuengirola area are being warned that fake gas inspectors are once again calling on homes and are especially targeting the elderly and foreign residents. The alert has been issued by Fuengirola's consumer office (OMIC) but there have been reports of these conmen's actions in other towns on the coast.
Fuengirola's councillor responsible for consumer affairs, Alison Paz, has stated that the OMIC has so far this year dealt with over 50 people who have been charged around 600 euros for unnecessary work to their gas installations.
Sra Paz said these conmen were tricking vulnerable people into parting with a large amount of money for little or no work. The law requires that gas installations should be checked every five years. This has to be carried out by a duly authorised organisation which in the case of Fuengirola is Moreno Rivera. The conmen present the unsuspecting residents with official looking identification documentation and issue them with fake invoices for the work. In one instance an elderly person was charge 900 euros for a job that should have cost around 60 euros to complete.

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