That's messed up. So elaborate too. :(

That seems to be a common thread in some scams: overpay, then enact the scam somehow during correction of that overpayment

The angle that leaps to mind is some property flipper saw the place listed and hired some shady workmen to tear the driveway out knowing it would fuck up any pending contracts, and he's hoping the owner will be desperate enough to take whatever lowball offer he swoops in with.

But that seems like a pretty risky scheme, unless he's also planning on not paying whoever he hired to bulldoze the driveway. And I guess before you get the driveway replaced you ought to make double damn sure you're not hiring the same motherfucker who ripped it out.

You're correct in that there's no way you're going to be able to haul away a concrete slab that big and keep it in one piece to be reused elsewhere. And even then, for what? You have an application that needs a slab the exact size and shape of this lady's driveway?

The value is you finally get to use the 4WD on your Range Rover

Most likely just a confused address.

Somewhere in my city is another place that apparently sounds similar, and I've even had the electric company show up to turn off service at my house. And I've ordered food that rarely results in me getting a phone call swearing they're at my place, then finding out they're a half hour away.

I'm betting someone was trying to replace their own driveway, and contractors kept going to this place.

It might be some crazy scam, but it's more likely sheer ineptitude.

Some landlord with multiple properties just not paying attention and telling all the contractors that either no one would be there, or not to pay attention to the renters.

It's Florida

Julian’s plans are so fucked

Can’t have shit in Detroit

Actually, you've gotten that almost completely wrong. What they wanted to steal was not the driveway; they wanted to steal the contractor (driveway replacement worker)'s money. They pretend to be the owner looking for a driveway replacement, "accidentally" pay too much, ask for the surplus money back, and then do a chargeback on everything they paid. In this case the contractor went ahead before realizing they've been scammed. Experienced contractors ask for an in-person meeting or proof of ownership.

Source: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/why-does-someone-steal-driveway-contractor-explains-how-scam-works/LVEJBTGRLRGQFEMW5AY6W7BOUY/ (the original source of this video)

Never mind. It's just my app. I though Sync was good. 😭

It doesn't support nested lists, which I couldn't tell you had done because it looked so bad in my app. Sorry.

I see what it is. You're technically supposed to have a blank line before the start of your list. The Lemmy website doesn't care, but I guess Sync does.

it's simple.

1. [steal the drive way]
2. [offer to repair the drive way]
   1. [charge inflated prices]
   2. [use high pressure sales tactics to scare them into what happens if it doesn't go through]
3. [reinstall the old dive way]
   1. [put lien on house]
   2. [find reasons to drive the price up and delay work]
   3. [use lien to scare/force continued payment]

What I see:

My original comment:

1. Lemmy has markdown for numbered lists.
2. It's really easy.
3. You should use it.

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/why-does-someone-steal-driveway-contractor-explains-how-scam-works/LVEJBTGRLRGQFEMW5AY6W7BOUY/ even says it from the same original source

Not exactly worthless. It is worth more than gravel. The cost to crush it is so high you still have to pay to remove it, but you don' have to pay the landfill fees as the crushers will take it cheaper.

aggregate filler. its not entirely worthless, but more likely its the part that happens next that's the valuable part

I wonder if insurance would cover this with a police report.

"Woman who owns house needs $10,000 before she can't buy the other house she picked out. Please help."

Throw an airtag in before the concrete sets