Tar scammers back after two years

Residents on the North Coast are advised to be wary of a tar scam reported to be active in the area.
Scam artists are approaching locals with a truckload of tar, claiming that it is excess tar from a job they have been recently working on and offering to sell it for a fraction of the price.
The scamsters have Irish accents and seem to target farm owners in particular.
“They have all the bells and whistles,” said Ricky Pissarra, the owner of Nutri-flo who got scammed by the same gang two years ago to the tune of around R168 000.
“They are very smooth, they come up with all the trucks and signs and seem very professional. They had me sign a contract and got to work laying the
tar, but it started to break apart a few days later.”
Pissarra did not have a case when he went to the police due to having signed the contract.
When Darnall cane grower David Clewlow was approached by the same men at his gate on Thursday, February 6, he agreed to let them lay the tar, but the next morning discovered emails from friends warning of the scam.
“I was already suspicious because they did not want to answer any of my questions.
When I saw the emails I went outside and told them to leave, and I never saw them again.”