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Scam Artists Target Tornado Victims

Governor Expected To Tour Scene

POSTED: 1:44 pm EDT April 30, 2002
UPDATED: 2:05 pm EDT April 30, 2002

Scam artists are showing total disregard for human suffering by trying to mislead residents who were victims of a recent F-2 tornado that ripped through Stark County, NewsChannel5 reported.

Nate Pope, a homeowner, said that several people stopped by his home saying that he had damage, but after the home was inspected it was determined that it didn't.

"It was just a lot of debris," he said.

At 2:30 p.m., Gov. Bob Taft is expected to tour the scene of where the tornado touched down.

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Taft declared the 5-mile stretch hit the hardest by the tornado a disaster area.

In addition, insurance adjusters are busy trying to determine which homes should be repaired or demolished. State Farm so far said that it has about $10 million worth of damage with its clients.

Residents are coming back to the ravaged area to try to find what they can in the rubble.

Officials with the Red Cross said that 205 homes were damaged with 25 of them being completely destroyed.

If you would like to make a donation to help the tornado victims, call (330) 833-9943.





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