SCHOOLBOYS masquerading as Scouts raising money for Job Week were unveiled as tricksters.
At least two youngsters aged about 12 had been calling at houses in the Whalley Road area of Accrington near the hospital, doing jobs for payment.
But they were caught out by an alert woman who checked their identity and reported their activities to the police. She realised that Job Week was in April.
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