Bogus workman scammed Perth pensioner out of £150 : vim

Bogus workman scammed Perth pensioner out of £150
Updated: May 3, 2021, 1:12 pm
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A ‘bogus workman’ in Perth scammed an 80-year-old man out of £150, police have said.
The pensioner was targeted on Tweedsmuir Road in Perth, on Wednesday April 29, after a stranger convinced him that repairs were needed to his roof.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A gentleman in his 80s was tricked into handing over £150 to a man who claimed that the roof of the property required some repairs, then left without any work being done.
“The property is a council property and this was pointed out by the householder, however, the conman was able to convince the victim that the council would do not do this type of work.”

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