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Scam artists often roll in after storms.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| May 01, 2002 | Lin-Fisher, Betty | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

AKRON, Ohio _ When hundreds of homeowners try to pick up the pieces from devastating tornados, there's no doubt that scam artists will try to prey on people's distress.

So it's important to keep your wits about you when you set out to rebuild.

``In every situation where you have misery, you have somebody who wants to make a quick buck,'' said Michael Paris, president of the Canton Regional Better Business Bureau.

After flooding along the Ohio River left much of the village of New Richmond in Clermont County, Ohio, under water five years ago, scam artists came in by the busload, said village Administrator David Kennedy.

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