A warning has been issued by Gardaí about bogus traders who are targeting elderly people in our communities
In one incident reported to Gardaí in East Cork, a woman was targeted for a second time by rogue traders. She went to her bank to take out money for a group of men who told her they would do some cleaning works at her home.
However, her neighbours became suspicious and contacted Gardaí, while staff at her bank had also been concerned.
Now, Gardaí say that there is a trend emerging of rogue traders targeting people they have successfully targeted in the past.
Gardaí urge people to make enquiries about any unknown trader before hiring them.
