Commissioner Nix warns residents to beware of scam involving paving asphalt

WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Commissioner Edwin Nix issued a stern warning to White County residents during Monday’s meeting to beware of scammers.

Nix told of a couple of senior citizens who had been approached about doing paving work with asphalt left over from a county job. Interim County Manager Shanda Murphy said they operate under the name R and M and quote a decent price on the front end but inflate the price on the back end.

“Be careful, don’t be conned by these guys,” Nix said. “They have no heart. They don’t care how they treat you or how they conduct business. If somebody comes and approaches you about paving asphalt left over from a county job, or something like that, first of all, that should not be happening if it’s county property to start with.”

White County Sheriff’s Deputy Gus Sessam, who attended the meeting, said he was aware of two victims, one who had been scammed out of $34,000.