An urgent warning has been issued about cold callers after elderly residents paid out nearly £8,000 for "unnecessary or shoddy workmanship".
The workers have allegedly taken payment up front and carried out poor quality work. On each occasion the victims have handed over cash, with close to £8,000 stolen in total.Inspector Dave Byrne, of Preston Police said: “Rogue traders may use intimidating or aggressive behaviour to prey on our most vulnerable residents, often conning them out of large sums of money for unnecessary or shoddy workmanship. Our advice is to always say no to cold-callers.
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