HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (WTVF) — The Better Business Bureau serving Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky is sounding the alarm about an asphalt paving scam that’s happened this summer.

An elderly couple in Hopkinsville said they’re among the most recent victims. I heard from their adult son about the steps he’s currently taking to help recover their money.

“My parents were getting a free driveway, and like that doesn't make sense," said Brent Hyams, son of Jim and Nancy Hyams, who live in Hopkinsville.

Earlier this summer, Brent Hyams rushed from East Nashville to his parents’ home in Hopkinsville after a relative mentioned the free driveway over the phone.

Before he arrived, even his call to them came seconds too late.

“I actually had to call twice because they were in there with them

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