The National Consumer Law Center reported in late 2008 that complaints about contractor fraud to the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office leaped to 6,000 in the two years after Hurricane Katrina, from about 150 a year prior to the storm. The counterpart in Mississippi received more than 800 reports of fraud.

One common scheme is for scam artists to ask for an upfront payment and never show up to do the work. A survey by Louisiana State University found that was the case for 61 percent of respondents who had been victims of contractor fraud in the three years after Katrina.

Another big concern is contractors who use poor-quality materials and cut corners, pocketing the price difference from what it would cost to make proper repairs.

And the scams don’t come cheap: 15 percent of respondents to the LSU survey said they lost between $10,000 and $30,000.

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what a bunch of baloney.