Northants Police warning over man claiming to have run out of fuel
One of the incidents was in Thrapston, near the A14/A603 roundabout, and the other was in Pattishall.
In the first incident a motorist was persuaded to drive to a cashpoint and hand over a quantity of cash which the offender, who was of Asian appearance, promised to repay.
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Hide AdThe victim did not hear from him again and the money wasn’t given back.
A Northants Police spokesman said: “We are reminding people not to stop their vehicles or lend money to strangers.
“Witnesses or anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”