LoginStaffs TS issues rogue trader alert
Residents are being urged to be on their guard following reports of doorstep crime
Posted 29 September 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|West Midlands
UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards is urging residents to remain vigilant after rogue traders targeted elderly householders with unnecessary home repair work and inflated charges.
Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards is warning residents to be aware of doorstep criminals operating in the county, following a series of reports of elderly people being approached and told that repair work is needed on their homes.
One couple in their 80s were approached by a rogue trader who told them that their gutters needed cleaning, and offered to carry out the work for &...
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