Police today warned pensioners in a seaside town to be on the alert for a conwoman.
She has called at a block of flats in Ockley Road, Bognor, claiming she was a council official sent to inspect properties.
At the first flat she visited, the owner followed the woman around as she pretended to carry out checks and asked questions about keys to doors and windows.
Police say a woman matching her description later approached a man near Bognor health centre, claiming she was from Age Concern.
She obtained his address and later called at his home in the town where she stole a leather pouch which contained a pack of playing cards.
The dark-haired woman was heavily built, about 40 and was wearing casual clothing.
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