A new rapid response scheme which alerts police to suspected fraud, has stopped seven potential victims aged over 70 being scammed.
The Banking Protocol, rolled out in Cheshire September, has prevented £33,000 of fraud in the county.
An elderly Nantwich man conned out of £350 cash by rogue traders for ‘thinning out’ a small holly tree.
Now Nantwich Police are warning residents in the town to be aware of the two men after the incident in the Millfields area.
Rogue traders and forceful doorstep sellers in South Cheshire have been targeted by police.
Cheshire Police and colleagues from agencies worked as part of Operation Rogue Trader.
Trading standards officers in Crewe and Nantwich sent out a stern warning to rogue traders after prosecuting a driveways businessman. Lee Potter, 34, of Eardswick Lane, Minshull Vernon, pleaded guilty to five offences of fraudulent trading under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations Act.
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