HOME owners in Hampshire are being warned of attempts by cold callers offering free bird baths.
Hampshire County Council's Trading Standard have received several reports of telephone cold callers offering free bird baths.
Often the caller attempts visit and fit the bird bath the same day and after installation, a fee is requested.
A spokesman for Trading Standards said: “As well as being a scam, it is possible that it is also a distraction burglary tactic, the intention being to gain access to property.”
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