Two men in a U-Haul van have reportedly been going door to door in Puna selling “cheaply made equipment,” including generators and pressures washers, claiming that the items will be repaired by a rental company in the Shipman Industrial Park in Kea’au if necessary.
Police say the rental company is not in any way affiliated with the sellers of the equipment and that it is in fact a scam.
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A warranty scam is being warned against by the Hawai’i Police Department.
