Oz deportation for roof scammers

Up to 24 Irish nationals are facing deportation from Australia following an alleged roofing scam which targeted the elderly.

The crackdown followed the arrest of five men and two boys, both aged 17, over a suspected home renovation scam which, Australian media said, earned them over $100,000 (€70,000). It is believed some of the alleged victims were women in their 90s.

They are accused of taking large sums of money but then disappearing with either the work incomplete or poorly done.