Another victim is sounding the alarm as police in Bucks County say homeowners are still falling prey to contractor schemes.

Back in October of 2025, NBC10 reported on a case where a man was cheated out of $200,000.

It was that report that made others in the neighborhood realize they may have also been duped.

For one homeowner, it all started with a quick driveway repair after a contractor knocked on his door and handed him a flyer.

Greg Farina told NBC10 that he was happy with the work so he agreed to let the contractor do more to his home which is when it became a financial nightmare.

Farina explained that a contractor he hired found issues with his home that needed to be fixed as soon as possible.

“I was in a state of panic when they told me the house was going to be condemned,” Farina said.

Police warn that this is one scare tactic that scammers use to rush a homeowner into giving them money.

So, when the workers offered to fix a broken pipe, he took them up on it.

Farina says he wrote several checks for thousands of dollars each and then the workers just stopped showing up.

“I should have checked deeper into these guys and apparently everything was fake. The website, the brochure, their names, everything,” according to Farina. “They had a truck-load of people. It’s just not like three guys. I’m talking 10 to 12 and a huge truck that did the driveway so I thought they were a legitimate company.”

Lower Southampton Police Detective Stephen Brooks has been investigating this case for months.

“They also use computer generated numbers where you can’t trace it,” Detective Brooks told NBC10. “They were using their own inspectors. They weren’t getting the proper permits that they were supposed to obtain through the township.”

Police say these cases are not isolated and the FBI is working to track down the men who claim to be these legitimate contractors.

Red flags to look out for when hiring a contractor

If you’re thinking of hiring someone who is going door to door, police say to watch out for some red flags.

Call the number on the flyer to make sure someone answers and can answer your questions.

Look up the address listed for the company.

When you go to make a payment, a red flag to be wary of is if they tell you to make the check out to a specific person or a third party business.

For Farina, he says that he spent his retirement account to get the repairs made and then had to dip into it again to get the work done by real construction workers.