North Bay Police are advising of a scam involving a door-to-door sales pitch in the city.

They say a Caucasian male (with a medium height) has been going door-to-door in the last couple of weeks.

He has been offering to do odd jobs to raise money to pay to get his sick child to Ottawa for treatment.

Police say the man accepts a payment, but doesn’t return to complete any of the work.

Anyone with information that may assist police with this investigation is asked to call the North Bay Police Service at 705-497-5555 and select option 9 to speak to a police officer.

For those who wish to remain anonymous, contact Near North Crime Stoppers, by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by submitting a tip online at nearnorthcrimestoppers.com.

 

Police also released information about a change in legislation regarding door to door sales, which took effect on March 1st 2018.

“Ontario has banned unsolicited, door-to-door sales of certain household appliances to better protect consumers from aggressive and misleading contracting at home.

Businesses will only be able to enter into a contract in the consumer’s home if the consumer has contacted the business ahead of time and invited them into their home for the purpose of entering into a contract. Contracts that are in violation of the new rules relating to door-to-door contract solicitation will be considered void, and consumers will be able to keep the goods and services with no obligations.

The new rules will apply to:

  • Air cleaners
  • Air conditioners
  • Air purifiers
  • Duct cleaning services
  • Furnaces
  • Water filters
  • Water heaters
  • Water purifiers
  • Water softeners
  • Water treatment devices
  • Bundles of these goods and services “

More information regarding the change to the legislation can be obtained from the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services website.

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