rich 1.0 Right now, and in the coming weeks, scammers are on the prowl to dupe Connecticut residents following the historic flooding event August 18th. From clean-up and repair scams to charity scams, we got tips to protect yourselves from Dept. of Consumer Protection Commissioner, Bryan Cafferelli. For more information or to file a complaint: email dcp.complaints@ct.gov (mailto:dcp.complaints@ct.gov) or visit http://www.ct.gov/DCP/complaints Ensure that a contractor has the appropriate credentials for the work they’re performing by visiting www.elicense.ct.gov (http://www.elicense.ct.gov/) Always research a charity before giving by visiting sites like www.CharityNavigator.org (http://www.charitynavigator.org/) , www.GuideStar.org (http://www.guidestar.org/) , or www.give.org (http://www.give.org/) (*be wary of GoFundMe pages*) Image Credit: Getty Images WICC The Voice of Connecticut https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/41980686/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8559276/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>