Repair shop warns of dent repair scheme
BOISE - Boise resident, Shelley Chalk, may be the latest victim in an auto repair scheme.
"I was at work and I got approached by a man who said that he would be willing to take care of all of my dents for $300," Chalk said.
The thought of saving over a thousand dollars and helping out people in need seemed too good to pass up, Chalk said.
"It was a great deal," she said.
Still, she questioned the discount.
"He said that he was doing a Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and all the proceeds would go to that."
So Chalk agreed to let the man fix her truck.
"It looked like he had done a good job. The dents were gone," Chalk said.
Chalk said she learned her mistake once she went to the Maaco auto repair shop.
"I've been seeing a trend of people coming in with body work that's just unacceptable," said Maaco owner Dennis Gardner.
Gardner said the schemer typically approaches the victim in a store parking lot, then offers to fix the dents in the car for cash. The so-called repairs eventually start to crack and can even cause structural damage, Gardner said.
Chalk believes she's learned a valuable lesson.
"I just want other people to know. Don't do it. It's too good to be true," she said.
"I was at work and I got approached by a man who said that he would be willing to take care of all of my dents for $300," Chalk said.
The thought of saving over a thousand dollars and helping out people in need seemed too good to pass up, Chalk said.
"It was a great deal," she said.
Still, she questioned the discount.
"He said that he was doing a Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and all the proceeds would go to that."
So Chalk agreed to let the man fix her truck.
"It looked like he had done a good job. The dents were gone," Chalk said.
Chalk said she learned her mistake once she went to the Maaco auto repair shop.
"I've been seeing a trend of people coming in with body work that's just unacceptable," said Maaco owner Dennis Gardner.
Gardner said the schemer typically approaches the victim in a store parking lot, then offers to fix the dents in the car for cash. The so-called repairs eventually start to crack and can even cause structural damage, Gardner said.
Chalk believes she's learned a valuable lesson.
"I just want other people to know. Don't do it. It's too good to be true," she said.
