Bogus traders scamming elderly and vulnerable in Cork out of life savings, gardaí warn

Gardaí have warned that some people in Cork have put their life savings into building work over Covid, only to discover the work is unsafe and has to be demolished

Gardai warned that 'the big thing now is roofing, they'll offer roofing to try to get a deposit from people and then never come back'.

Scammers are targeting vulnerable and elderly people in Cork City and county, sometimes defrauding them of their life savings.

Garda crime prevention officer for Cork City, Sergeant Brian McSweeney, warned bogus traders were currently a problem in Cork.