Scammed By Contractor, Homeowner Warns: ‘Don’t Pay Them Up Front’

By Andrea Flores
DENVER (CBS4) – Anjie Julseth-Crosby has more questions than answers after she says a contractor scammed her out of $63,000.
“Why us? Why did you choose us to do this to?” Julseth-Crosby asked.
She hired Jake Needell to work on an addition to her Morrison home back in June, and promised to be done by November.
Jake Needell (credit: CBS)
“We checked out the Better Business Bureau, we checked out his licensing, we checked out his insurance,” Julseth-C