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flag Arthur Draper sentenced to over 9 years for scamming homeowners with false roof repair claims, stealing £141,900.

flag Arthur Draper was sentenced to over nine years in prison after being found guilty of a fraud scheme targeting homeowners in Hertfordshire and Nottinghamshire. flag Between November 2022 and January 2023, he cold-called residents, falsely claiming urgent roof repairs were needed, and pressured them into paying for unnecessary or poor-quality work. flag He stole £141,900, with £90,200 collected via cheques and bank transfers, causing significant financial and emotional harm to victims. flag The sentence, handed down at St Albans Crown Court on January 23, 2026, added three years to a prior six-year, four-month sentence from December 2025. flag Authorities, including Hertfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards and National Trading Standards, condemned the exploitation of vulnerable individuals and emphasized that such cold-calling scams will not be tolerated.

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