Witness appeal following cash machine theft

Thanks to the quick thinking of some alert members of the public, an elderly man was rescued from would be fraudsters in Ewell on Wednesday (March 2).

Unfortunately, the thieves managed to get away with about £800 in cash after the suspects approached the victim, who was in his 80s, when he was sat in his car on Ruxley Lane at around 11.55am.

The two men, who have been described as Asian and wearing all black clothing, claimed that the victim was parked illegally and he would need to pay a fine which could later be cancelled if he showed a valid disability badge.

A member of the public noticed the man being taken to the cash machine by the suspects and realising something was up, approached them and told the victim that he was being scammed. The suspects then ran off. The card was later used to withdraw £800 from a cash point at Barclays Bank in Epsom.

If you saw or heard anything that may help with our investigation, please contact us quoting PR/45220022940 via:

• Webchat using the chat button on the right hand side of the page
• Our online reporting tool https://www.surrey.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
• Calling us on 101

If you do not wish to leave your name, please call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.