[tommy steam]

So we have known con artist ripping people off. We know their truck and quite possibility their plate number. Why can't this information be passed on to the people who man the gates? If they see them they can call the police. If you are having palm trees trimmed the blades of the saws must be disinfected before they are used.

[Cruise33]

Originally Posted by Richard Briegel

Has anyone had a person by the name of Stafford knock at their door claiming that they had called for some yard or landscaping work.

Recently, while I was out, two people came to my door and asked if I was home. My wife said that I was not and they said that I had called to have a dead palm removed. She replied that I had not told her about it but we did have a Pinto Palm that appeared to be dead. They quoted a price of $200 to remove it and a cost of $20 per tree to trim up the palms. She called me on my cell phone and I told her that I did not call anyone and that I was 10 minutes away and asked her to tell them to hold up until I got home, When I got there they had already started removing the Palm and cut off all the branches.

They had no name on their truck and after a heated discussion, I paid them $75 and asked them to leave. After calling the Villages, I was told that Stafford was a crook and not to pay him anything

That just makes my blood boil! You shouldn't have paid them a thing! Crooks!!