CCTV has been released after two people lost hundreds of pounds in a scam in Bournemouth.

At 11.30am on Friday, January 12, a man entered an office block in Holdenhurst Road claiming to be selling discounted cigarettes and alcohol as a nearby store was closing down.

The victim, a 19-year-old woman, gave the man £120 for some cigarettes but he took the money and never returned.

At around 1.30pm on Thursday, January 25, it was reported that a man entered a store in Poole Road and gave a similar story about a wine store closing down and claimed he had discounted wine for sale.

The victim, a woman aged in her 30s, gave the man £300 for some wine but again he took the money and never returned.

Police Constable Phillip Riggs, of Dorset Police, said: “We have made a number of enquiries into these incidents and I am now in a position to release CCTV images of the suspect.

“I am appealing to anyone who recognises the man pictured to please contact police.

“I would also make a direct plea to the man involved to do the right thing and come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55180013034.