The money was never exchanged
Police are trying to identify a man in connection with a mobile phone theft scam in Torquay and Cranbrook.
Two phones, each around £800, were fraudulently taken from unsuspecting sellers from after being posted on Facebook Marketplace.
A man attended their homes under the guise of buying the phones and asked the sellers to input their bank details on his phone.
A screenshot of a bank transfer confirmation was then shown but the money was never exchanged.
The man then left with the phones in a white Citroen Berlingo van.
Officers are investigating the incidents which happened in Torquay on 27 November 2025 and Cranbrook on 19 December.
If you have any information which may help the investigation, you can visit their website or telephone on 101 quoting reference 50250306097.
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