PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Port Orange police said they’re investigating reports of fraud against Blue Ribbon Pools in Port Orange.

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One customer told Channel 9 that the company took large deposits up front without doing much work.

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The customer paid Blue Ribbon Pools $28,000 in April as a deposit for an in-ground pool that was screened in. But as of now, there’s only a brown patch of dirt where the pool is supposed to be.

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