Builders see fraud associated with Chinese drywall

An advisory about scams related to property owners affected by problems with drywall imported from China was issued by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum Thursday. Members of the building industry have reported fraudulent activity involving the defective drywall to the Attorney General’s Office including bogus tests to determine the presence of the product, and quick cure remedies that falsely claim to remove its corrosive properties, a release said. Consumers who wish to file a complaint about these scams may do so by calling the attorney general’s fraud hotline at (866) 966-7226) or by filing a complaint online at http://myfloridalegal.com.

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