From lawn mowing to plumbing and construction there are plenty of legitimate contractors available in Yakima. But the scammers are out there to. So how do you protect yourself? Kim Schmanke from the Washington State Department of Revenue says before you do any business check out the website suspectfraud.com. "It's intended to provide a resource to consumers. So that you can be certain that the business you plan to work with and pay your hard earned money to is legitimate." Schmanke says the Department of Revenue, Labor & Industries and Employment Security are promoting a suspect fraud awareness campaign to help consumers protect themselves. Though the awareness campaign wraps up the end of July, suspectfraud.com is available year-round

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