He was later told by a real technician that his refrigerator couldn't be fixed — they wouldn't have even taken the job.

'I can't believe I fell for it': Bay Area man out $4,000, scammed by fake appliance repair company. Here's how he got swindled — and how to protect yourself against service provider fraud ...

a San Francisco Bay Area appliance repair company he'd used before, to fix a leak in his 22-year-old refrigerator. But this time around, after several visits and a $4,000 bill, the technician not ...