Conman bags £330 'refund' for TV he just picked off shelf

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Police have released CCTV of the man wandering into the Aldi's Lincoln store
The fraudster walked up to the cashier with the boxed TV he had not bought
When he was asked for a receipt, the conman boldly walked up to the manager
He shook hands with the store boss and then strutted back up to the till

Published: 21:05 EST, 26 January 2017 | Updated: 02:32 EST, 27 January 2017

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A smiling conman bagged himself a free £330 when he picked a television off a shelf in an Aldi store, marched it up to the checkout and demanded a refund.

Police have released CCTV of the man wandering into the budget chain's Lincoln store on January 2.

The fraudster walked up to the cashier with the boxed TV he had not bought and asked for a refund.

Police have released CCTV of the man (pictured left and right) who wandered into Aldi's Lincoln store on January 2

When he was asked for a receipt, he boldly walked up to the manager.

He shook hands with the store boss and then strutted back up to the till.

After seeing the interaction the cashier assumed the refund was fine to issue without a proof of purchase.

The was handed £329.99 and then calmly walked out of the store with the cash.

Officers from Lincolnshire Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in relation to the crime.

A spokesman said: ' We are looking to speak with this man seen on CCTV as we believe may be able to assist our enquiries.

'If this is you, or you recognise this person, please call 101 quoting "incident 324 of January 2. To report anonymously please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111."