SCSO said asphalt driveway scammers are one of the most popular types of fraud activity and it costs victims thousands of dollars each year.
TAYLOR COUNTY, Fla. — A man accused of stealing from people across multiple states, including in Smith County, in an asphalt driveway scam that began in 2020 was recently arrested in Florida.
According to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Timothy Mark Adams, 44, was taken into custody on several warrants this week and he is set to be brought to Smith County soon. The sheriff’s office said in March 2020, an elderly couple in Smith County saw an ad on Facebook about asphalt paving that was allegedly from Adams. They said they hired him for the project and paid him $3,000 in advance, but he never did the work.
Investigators learned of this report and also other similar cases involving Adams. Through investigations, the SCSO discovered …