The Moorpark Community Services/Crime Prevention Unit is warning vacationers about scammers targeting people at beach campground areas.

The scammers seek out trailer and recreational vehicles that are made of fiberglass and have an application of gelcoat. The scam is to offer a new gelcoat application for a fraction of the cost, only to apply colored machinery grease.

The "bad guys" find a trailer on which the gelcoat has aged and faded. The scammer will say the RV has sun damage and offer to sell gelcoat product left over from a past job that they can apply to make the vehicle look like new again.

The scammers state they can complete the application at the campsite and can revitalize the RV decals and seal them.

They state this can be done for half the price of a regular application.

The scammers will tell RV owners not to touch the newly coated surface for up to 15 hours.

They also bring along an adventurous young child to distract the owners so they don't watch the application process.

The material they are applying to the vehicle is not gelcoat but machinery grease. The product smells like automotive/machinery grease.

Victims of the scam will need to strip the grease off the RV so real gelcoat can be applied.

The grease will damage the vehicle if it isn't removed.

This scam has recently been reported along the Rincon Beach area north of the city of Ventura.

Authorities warn consumers not to accept services or sales from anyone who does not have a valid vendor license that can be verified.

Individuals who have been victimized or approached by the scam artists are urged to call the local police immediately.