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Grandmother, 89, latest victim of scammers Rogue traders operating from parks: Minister ROGUE traders are operating out of caravan parks, according to Fair Trading officials. The warning follows a report that an 89-year-old Sydney grandmother is the latest victim of scammers who bled her of almost $25,000 for inferior home maintenance, including roof repairs. "Intelligence suggests many of those rogue traders base themselves in caravan parks . . . , not too far from the suburbs they target," NSW Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney said. The latest victim was a "tragic example" of how elderly residents were targeted because they were easily bullied and, in the case of roof painting or roof repairs, could not climb onto roofs to inspect the work, she added. The government has now warned residents around the State to be wary of "rogue traders" who are often itinerant and rarely, if ever, advertise their service or goods in directories. BACK TO CARAVANNING NEWS MAIN PAGE
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