Police said Joshua Baranowski, 22, went to the couple's home and told them their chimney was in need of repairs and that it would cost them $1,200. Two estimates revealed that the work he did actually only totaled $50, with materials.

Baranowski is charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and soliciting without a licence in the Town of Waterford.

Anyone who may have been a victim of this scam is asked to call the Waterford Police Department at 237-3341.