Man 'tricked' into handing over £7,500 Rolex watch to Facebook Marketplace 'scammer' in Staffordshire
The suspect showed the victim a 'fake' online bank transfer before being handed the expensive watch.
Staffordshire Police have appealed for information on a suspected Facebook Marketplace scammer who took a £7,500 watch from a man in Burntwood.
Police said that the suspect visited the victim's address at around 11am on June 26, after responding to an advert selling the designer watch.
The 'buyer' showed the seller a fake online bank transfer of £7.5k, before receiving the watch and leaving in a grey Mercedes C-Class.
The force said that the bank transfer was, in actual fact, a screenshotted image.
A CCTV image of the man has been released by Staffordshire Police, who said that the man they wish to talk to is described as having 'an Irish accent'.
A force spokesperson said: "The incident happened at around 11am, and no payment has been received by the victim.
"If you recognise him, please call us on 101, quoting incident 933 of 26 June, or message us using Live Chat on our website.
"You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111."
