Builder to the rescue after Oswestry woman conned out of £4,000
A kind builder has fixed a porch roof for an Oswestry woman who was conned out of £4,000 by rogue builders.
Val Cotton, who lives in Albert Road, was approached by two men who said she needed work doing to the outside of her home.
They showed her rotten wood, and they said she needed her porch roof fixing.
She was taken in by the men, and handed them £4,000 for supplies.
However, an hour later when they never returned she realised she had been the victim of a scam.
Local builder Carl Pierpoint heard about the scam and agreed to do the work for free, with a builders merchants from the town donating the supplies for free.
Val was delighted that she had been saved, after she had been hoodwinked by the scammers.
She said: "I can't thank them enough for what they have done.
"Carl has come and done the work and I am so delighted and so grateful to him and the builder's merchants.
"The work is now fixed, and I was so pleased they helped after what has happened."
Reported
She now wants her story to be used as a warning to other unsuspecting residents about scammers turning up on their doorstep.
The incident was reported, but it came to nothing.
Val said she feels stupid after being taken in by the men, and putting trust in them to give the money over to get the supplies for the work.
She added: "They said they needed the money as their boss was going on holiday that weekend, and I feel so stupid for believing them.
"They took me in really and I shouldn't have let them.
"What they showed me looked like it needed doing, and it sounded feasible.
"However, I do just feel stupid for believing them and don't want anyone else to be scammed.
"If speaking out makes sure one more person doesn't get scammed, then that is a good thing."
