28/08/2026
🚨 NEW POLICY FOR OUT-OF-AREA ESTIMATE REQUESTS 🚨
Scammers are getting way too convincing.
We recently had someone contact Workin’ Man Outdoors Handyman Services claiming they were buying a home here in South Carolina and wanted repairs completed before moving in.
The person said they were from Colorado.
The business/payment information was from California.
The FedEx envelope was shipped from Tennessee.
Then came the big red flag: a check for more than the estimate, with instructions for us to keep our portion and send the remaining money to someone else.
Thankfully, we caught it before any money was sent.
Because of situations like this, anyone who does not currently live in the local area and contacts us requesting an estimate will now be required to send a $25 estimate fee through Zelle before an appointment is scheduled.
This is simply to help verify that we are dealing with a real customer before Robert spends his time, fuel, and resources going out to a property.
We hate that scammers make policies like this necessary, but these scams are getting more realistic every day.
And just as a reminder: Workin’ Man Outdoors will NEVER cash an overpayment and send the remaining funds to another person on a customer's behalf.
Thank you to all of our real customers who continue to support our small business. 🔨🏠