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FORSYTH TOWNSHIP -- A potential scam that may have started downstate seems to have made its way to the U.P.

What looks like a newly paved driveway, upon closer inspection, is clear it's not the work of professionals, and according to attorney Andrew Griffin, is also not the work of honest men.

"They did not offer any kind of a written contract, they indicated about what it would cost, and by the time they were done two to three hours later, they were back on the front porch, demanding payment up front, in full, with cash," says Griffin.

His client, a Marquette County woman who did not want to speak with us on camera, says a group of men showed up at her home Thursday, offering to pave her driveway with leftover asphalt from a nearby project.

Beyond the fact that these contractors showed up at the home unsolicited was the fact that they were back in no time at all with all of the equipment necessary to pave the driveway.  That's when the resident contacted her attorney.

When the project was finished, the men demanded $6300 from the woman, which she refused to pay.

"Given what's gone on, thankfully my client thought something was wrong and did not pay them, so there's not a loss of money here, but there might still be some losses in the work that was done," Griffin says.

To protect yourself from any sort of scam operation, the Marquette County Sheriff's office recommends you ask the contractor to see their license or insurance, get a copy of an invoice or receipt with a business location listed, and be wary of cash-only transactions.

Sheriff Lovelace says staying away from any door-to-door solicitors is a good habit to get into.

"Deals that are too good to be true, they're not deals, so go talk to grandma and grandpa and alert neighbors and elderly people in the neighborhood," says Sheriff Lovelace.

TV6 has contacted the company in question and is waiting to receive a comment from them.