Beware of Paving Scammers, Fairfax County Police Say

PHOTO shows truck believed to have been involved in neighborhood paving scams. Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Police Department.

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Fairfax County Police are warning Northern Virginia residents to make sure to check contractors for business licenses when they come to your door soliciting for work.

Detectives believe there may be victims of a scammer using the company name of “Veracity Construction” or “Morgan Paving.” The scams involving this company date back to 2011 and have reportedly been ongoing since that time, police said.

Police say it works like this:

The suspect takes payment for a project, sometimes totaling thousands of dollars, then the work is not performed. The Virginia Department of Professions and Occupational Regulations (DPOR) revoked this company’s license to run a paving business in 2011, according to police.

So far, victims have been identified in Burke, Fairfax Station, Vienna, Herndon, as well as Loudoun County.

Detectives seek assistance in locating additional victims and ask that they contact the West Springfield District Station Criminal Investigations Section at 703-644-5047.