Thursday, 7 December 2023

Two arrested in France over alleged bedbug pest control scam

Pair accused of charging elderly householders between €300 and €2,100 for services they did not need

French police have arrested two men on suspicion of fraud after they allegedly sold bedbug pest control services for large sums to elderly people who did not need them.

The two men, operating in eastern France, phoned their victims, usually women over 90, telling them there had been a bedbug infestation in their neighbourhood, authorities said.

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