Attempted fraud at Brighton game store

Police are appealing for help to identify a man in connection with an attempted fraud at a Brighton game store.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Apr 2017, 11:53 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 18:36 BST
Can you help identify this man?Can you help identify this man?
Can you help identify this man?

The man entered Game in Churchill Square on Friday (April 14) and attempted to buy two Playstation 4 game consoles on finance, a police spokesperson said.

He presented a passport and bank statement as ID, but staff became suspicious, according to the spokesperson.

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When they challenged him he ran from the store but left the identification, the spokesperon said.

PC Grant Hebblewhite said: “We believe this man may have been travelling around the country and has tried to do this before under different names.

“We need your help in helping us identify him.”

Anyone who can help is urged to contact us online here https://sussex.police.uk/contact-us/response-to-appeal/ quoting serial 650 of 14/04. Alternatively contact the independent charity Crimestoppers here https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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