French police have arrested two men accused of defrauding elderly people out of hundreds of euros for bogus bed bug treatments which included eucalyptus-scented cream. The two suspects, based in eastern France,

French police have arrested two men for allegedly tricking elderly people into paying large sums for bedbug treatments they did not need. The two men, operating in eastern France, phoned their victims to tell them there had been a bedbug infestation in their neighbourhood, authorities said.

French police on Thursday said they had arrested two men for fraud after they sold bedbug pest control services to elderly people who did not need them, charging them hefty sums

Two men have been arrested in France after elderly people reportedly paid thousands of euros for unnecessary bedbug treatment. Police in Strasbourg said the men would enter their victims' homes and carry out phoney control services. Officers say they were then overcharged for treatment products, reports the BBC.

Two men have been arrested in France after allegedly scamming elderly people into paying thousands of euros for bedbug treatment they did not need. Police in Strasbourg said the men would go to their victims' homes, carry out phoney control services and then overcharge for treatment products.

Two men in France have been apprehended for conning elderly individuals using a "bedbug" scheme. The fraudsters manipulated their victims into believing that pest elimination within their houses was a necessity.