CANDLER COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Candler County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community to be on the lookout for “traveling scammers who move across the country looking for opportunities.”

The two scams the Sheriff’s Office says they are seeing right now are “asphalt paving scams” and “pine straw scams.”

In an asphalt paving scam, “Individuals may approach you claiming they just finished a job nearby and have ‘extra asphalt’ they can sell you at a discount.

In pine straw scams, people may offer “pine straw installation at a bargain, often pressuring homeowners into quick decisions.”

These scams are designed to take your money without delivering what was promised, according to the Candler County Sheriff’s Office.

They often target elderly residents and neighborhoods where they think

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