Fake charity worker alleged to have scammed 80-year-old

Image source, Gloucestershire Police

Image caption, Police want to speak to a woman in connection with a suspected scam last month
  • Author, Maisie Lillywhite
  • Role, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ News, Gloucestershire

A woman allegedly posed as a charity worker to steal Β£200 from an 80-year-old man, police have said.

The incident happened in Stonehouse, near Stroud, at about midday on 25 May.

The man was approached by a woman asking if he had any money, before it is alleged she escorted him to a cashpoint on the High Street and then ran off with the cash.

Gloucestershire Police have released a CCTV image to try and identify a woman in connection with the suspected fake charity scam.

Members of the public who recognise her have been asked to get in touch with the force via an online form.

Image source, Gloucestershire Police

Image caption, Anyone who recognises the woman has been asked to get in touch with police

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