Bottle of Vimto cost couple £700 in Hull city centre scam

A couple have been duped out of £700 after agreeing to buy electronic goods from a man in Hull city centre - only to be handed a bottle of Vimto. The husband and wife were approached outside the NatWest Bank, Jameson Street, in Hull city centre, between 11.40am and noon yesterday. He offered to sell them an iPhone 5, an iPad and a Samsung S4. He took the pair to a black Ford Focus parked in Albion Street car park, where he showed them the goods. A second man was seated inside the car when they arrived. A price was agreed and, after the couple handed over £700 cash, the man gave them a laptop bag which they later discovered contained only a bottle of Vimto. The conman is described as white, of stocky build, with short, mousey brown hair and yellow teeth. He was wearing black jogging bottoms, a dark-grey puffed jacket and grey trainers with a green pattern. He spoke with an Irish accent. The second man, sitting in the car, was also white, with short brown hair. He was wearing a light coloured top. Anyone with information should call Humberside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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