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Fake £50 note used in Moonrakers pub

bySwindon 24
6 September 2017 • 5.54pm
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Officers are appealing for information to identify a man they would like to speak to in relation to the use of fake money in a Swindon pub.

At approximately 2.30pm on Tuesday 15 August 2017 an unknown man entered the Moonrakers on Cricklade Road and ordered two drinks, he then paid with a forged £50 note.

The fraud wasn’t discovered until after he had left the pub.

He was wearing a body warmer, jeans, white trainers and a goatee beard, was approximately 5′ 8/9 “tall, in his 40s and it’s believed he had a northern accent.

CCTV images of a man police would like to speak to in relation to this incident are attached.

If you can help with our enquiries please contact PC Sarah Gagen on 101 or anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.

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