A woman had a purse containing £600 stolen in a distraction theft at her home in west Suffolk.
The incident happened at 4.15pm on Friday at an address in Mount Road, Haverhill.
A man entered a home uninvited and asked the resident for money to undertake some gardening work.
To get rid of him, she gave him £200.
However, after he had left she discovered that a purse containing £600 had been taken.
No gardening work was done.
The man who entered the house is described as white, in his mid 40s, with short dark hair and wearing a dark puffer-style jacket and jeans.
Another man stayed outside the property.
It is believed the men were driving a white van, possibly a Ford Transit, with a light bar on the roof.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact Suffolk police, quoting crime reference number 37/62801/22.
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