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Arizona woman 'pressured' into paying $4,911 for garage door repair — a 600% markup. What she should have done

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Phyllis Anderson , 79 , was left with an almost empty bank account after paying a $ 4,911.88 bill for what she thought was a standard garage door repair.

The FBI warns that home repair scams are a common form of elder fraud, which affects millions of Americans each year .

While contractors are generally honest, bad actors can exploit urgent repair needs.