Consumer & LifestylestructuralB2BMarketplaceBilling

HomeAdvisor/Angi lead quality fraud: fake contacts, no credits, forfeited budgets

HomeAdvisor/Angi contractors pay for leads that are fabricated phone numbers or internal company contacts, receive no refund or credit for bad leads per contract terms, and lose their entire prepaid lead budget if they attempt to cancel the service.

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