Four charged with fraud offences over reports of rogue trading in Woking
Three teenagers are among those who have been charged
Four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud following reports of rogue trading.
34 year old William Smith from Old Woking, a 17 year old girl, a 16 year old boy, both from Pulborough and a 17 year old boy from Old Woking, who cannot be named for legal reasons are all due to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 24 April.
Smith has been remanded in custody with the three others released on conditional bail.
The offences relate to reports of rogue trading incidents targeting elderly and vulnerable victims that have occurred between 2022 and the current time.
Borough Commander Inspector Ed Lyons said: “Woking's officers have been working hard over the last 12 months with partner agencies to protect victims of fraud.
This has included visiting victims of fraud and offering crime prevention advice, using crime data to identify areas in the borough where people are more likely to be a victim of fraud and offering bespoke advice, and setting up a partnership fraud working group to look and trends and issues within the borough to reduce fraud offences within the community.”