Mr Cool’s £263,000 bank sting

COOL CUSTOMER. . . the trickster wears a smart suit and sunglasses

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THIS sharply dressed conman is on the run with £263,000 stolen from a businessman’s Oldham bank account.

The images of the fraudster, in a smart suit and tie, carrying a business case and at one point wearing sunglasses, are newly released by police.

But they have been hunting the trickster since July last year when he went into the NatWest in Yorkshire Street and claimed to have an account with them.

He managed to fraudulently access someone’s bank account, and calmly walked away with £263,000. Most of the money was paid via a money transfer agency in Manchester. The rest was handed over at the Oldham branch.

Now police are appealing for readers’ help in tracking him down.

The CCTV images are from a meeting that the suspect had with the bank, requesting a withdrawal, followed by the withdrawal itself four days later.

In one he wears a smart, dark suit and sunglasses, in the other a three-quarter coat, light tie and beige trousers.

DS Darren Grafton of Oldham CID said: “This has been a long and complex investigation, but we cannot stop our inquiries until the people behind this are caught, and this substantial amount of money is recovered.

“We know that this was a long time ago, but in order to take our inquiries to the next stage, we now need the public’s help.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with this incident and he is currently on police bail.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161-856 8951 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.