Police are warning area residents at this time of the year to be wary of salesmen or service people who appear at their door offering deals too good to be true.

Police are advising seniors and other homeowners to ask to see the person’s identification and then phone the company listed to confirm if the person works there or if the company exists.

The alleged service people may claim to be from companies that perform roofing, snow removal, heating or cooling services, in which work may be required as the temperatures fall.

The warning stems from the September 8 arrest of a Toronto man in an eavestrough cleaning scheme in south Etobicoke, police said in a press release.

Officers at 22 Division were last month made aware of a man reportedly attending multiple addresses of senior citizens in the area.

Police claim a man would offer eavestrough cleaning or claimed to have completed eavestrough cleaning. He would then demand money for a service not provided, police allege.

In most cases the work is never completed as the suspect takes off with your money.

Brian Bingley, 60, has been arrested and charged for robbery.