>> Anchor: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
AN AMERICAN HERO.
A REAL-LIFE ROSIE THE RIVETER
SUMMER SCAM.
>> I AM ANGRY.
AND I HAVE BEEN PRAYING.
>> Anchor: SHE SHARES THE
STORY TO WARN US ALL.
>> WATCH OUT FOR THESE PEOPLE.
THEY ARE OUT TO GET THE MONEY.
>> Anchor: IT HAPPENS.
AND IT IS A COMMON SUMMER SCARE.
SCAMMERS APPROACH YOU AT HOME.
>> Anchor: TONIGHT CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER HAS
TRICKS TO USE TO FIGHT BACK.
>> Reporter: WE WARNED YOU
ABOUT THESE PEOPLE BEFORE.
THEY ROLL UP TO YOUR HOME.
DRIVEWAY.
MAYBE REPAIR YOUR ROOF OR DO
SOME YARD WORK.
TONIGHT ONE INCREDIBLE WOMAN
SHARES HER STORY SO YOU TOO DO
NOT GET TAKEN.
MALLY MELON IS 96 YEARS YOUNG.
AND STILL ACTIVE AND
INDEPENDENT.
KEEP.
>> Reporter: MALLY IS A
REAL-LIFE ROSIE THE RIVETER
WORKING AT WILLOW RUN IN WORLD
WAR II AND TRAVELED TO
WASHINGTON FOR ROSIE REUNION.
>> THIRTY ONE US ROSES, AND WE
HAD A GREAT TIME.
>> Reporter: WEEKS LATER AFTER
THE RIVETER REUNION SHE RETURNED
HOME TO BELLEVILLE.
THAT'S WHEN SHE WAS TARGETED.
TARGETED BY TWO MEN THAT DROVE
UP TO THE HOME.
>> I KEEP TELLING MYSELF I
CANNOT BELIEVE I DID THAT.
>> Reporter: MEN TOLD HER THAT
THEY SEALED THE DRIVEWAY AT A
LOCAL HOSPITAL AND HAD EXTRA
SEAL EXCELLENT THEY WOULD DO THE
DRIVEWAY FOR $200.
SHE SAID THEY REALLY TRIED TO
SWEET TALK HER.
MOTHER.
I WILL CALL YOU MOM.
>> Reporter: AS THEY WERE
PROBLEMS.
THEY WERE NOT COVERING ALL THE
CRACKS.
THEY SAID NO PROBLEM.
WE NEED MORE SEALANT, THAT $200
JOB SUDDENLY COSTING MORE.
>> HE SAID WE USE SOD MANY
GALLONS OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, HE
WAS TELLING ME.
HE SAID PROBABLY $3045.
I SAID WOW!?
I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.
>> Reporter: IN THE END MALLY
WROTE THEM A CHECK FOR $2700.
AND FROM 200 TO ALMOST $3000.
AND THE WORK?
WELL, IT WAS FAR FROM WORTH IT.
>> SUPPOSED TO COVER UP THE
CRACKS AND THEY DID NOT DO
BUT A SHINE ON IT.
>> Reporter: WORST SPARSE WHEN
THE TWO MEN LEFT AND WENT TO
CASH THE CHECK THE MANAGER AT
PERMISSION.
TO CASH THAT CHECK.
>> I SAID YEAH, GO AHEAD BUT I
DON'T KNOW WHY I DID THAT.
>> Reporter: MELODY DUCKNELL
OF BBB HERE IN SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN SAID VICTIMS CAN BE
INTIMIDATEED THAT SHE SUGGESTS
IF YOU ARE HOME ALONE AND
SOMEONE APPROACHES GRAB YOUR
CELL PHONE.
>> IT DISARMS THE PERSON
APPROACHING YOU BECAUSE THEY
CONTACT SOMEBODY.
AND IT ALSO GIVES YOU POWER TO
SAY I CAN DIAL 911.
>> Reporter: NEVER AGREE TO DO
BUSINESS WITH SOMEBODY THAT
SHOWS UP AT THE DOORSTEP
OFFERING YOU A GREAT DEAL THAT
SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
>> USUALLY IN THE BBB
EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE FOUND THAT
SERVICE.
>> Reporter: HERE IS A TRICK
TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SAY NO.
>> PREPARE YOUR OWN NO, THANK
YOU SPEECH IN ADVANCE.
JUST HAVE IT READY.
>> Reporter: THIS FLYER THE
ONLY RECORD MALLY HAS OF THE
TRANSACTION THAT COST HER $2700.
MILLER.
NO COMPANY NAME.
WE CALLED THE NUMBER ASSOCIATED
WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES.
TODAY, THE PERSON THAT DID
FINALLY ANSWER SAID THEY KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT THE BUSINESS.
MALLY DID CONTACT POLICE BUT
SINCE THE MEN DID WORK POLICE
CALL THIS A CIVIL MATTER.
LEAVING HER WITH LITTLE CHANCE
OF GETTING HER MONEY BACK.
>> I WAS REALLY TOOK BUT I HAVE
LEARNED MY LESSON, I WILL NOT
LET NOBODY TAKE ME NO MORE.
>> Reporter: I POSTED MORE ON
HOW TO FIGHT SCAMMERS AND YOU
WILL FIND IT TO HELP ME HANK
JUST CLICK UNDER THE CONSUMER