Two men have been charged after reports of rogue traders targeting a woman in her 80s.
The woman, from Fareham, was allegedly targeted seven times between September 27 and October 17.
Paul Robert Cooper, 40, of Southfields, Fareham, and Albert Kempster, 30, of Southampton Road, Titchfield, were due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.
The duo have been charged with fraud by false representation and acquiring, using or possessing criminal property.
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Two other men - a 33-year-old and 28-year-old, both from Southampton, who were arrested in the early hours of Friday morning, have been released on bail.
It is alleged that a group of men, purporting to be tradesmen, told her she needed roof work doing.
Minimal work was then completed on each visit with the victim forking out £32,800.
Chief Inspector Marcus Kennedy said: “The community are our eyes and ears, so please keep reporting suspicious activity around scam callers or rogue traders to the police so we can build a bigger picture of who, where and how they are operating."
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