年长男子因屋顶人骗骗人而失去终生储蓄,这突出表明需要发放贸易许可证。 Elderly man loses life savings to roofers scam, highlighting need for trading licensing.

一名来自 Hornsea 的 91 岁男子失去了毕生的积蓄，因为欺诈屋顶工在暴风雨后向他收取了 31,680 英镑的未经授权的维修费用。 An 91-year-old man from Hornsea lost his life savings to fraudulent roofers who charged him £31,680 for unauthorized repairs after a storm. 他的保险人拒绝支付费用,因为工程未经预先批准。 His insurer refused to cover the costs since the work wasn't pre-approved. 特许贸易标准研究所的Tim Day博士说,这些骗局严重影响了受害者的心理健康,占其案件总量的95%,并要求为贸易商制定国家许可证制度。 Dr. Tim Day of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute says these scams, which heavily impact victims' mental health, make up 95% of his caseload and calls for a national licensing scheme for traders.