I grew up there and one learn thing about being in Vegas: You can only trust a very small percentage of the people you meet there. Remember, this was a town where people with little or no education could make a lot of money. That kind of place attracts a lot of people but mostly those of a bad sort. Sounds like your friend is learning this the hard way but being a vetern of the town I would have thought she knew by now. Some people are just naturally trusting and they make easy marks in Vegas.
Every repairman my mother has ever hired has tried to rip her off and she always calls me after an estimate to see if things sound legit. They usually are not.
