Gold swap fraudster captured on camera striking again at different jewellers from bagged means Watch Video

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✓ Published: 01-Jul-2024

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A 'gold swap hustler' caught on CCTV tricking a pawnbroker into buying fake gold struck previously at a different jewellers using a similar con, it has emerged. <br/><br/>The suspect was filmed targeting Paul Wood, 58, at his shop in Stoke-on-Trent where he swapped a bag of real gold for fake bullion and escaped with £1,765.<br/><br/>Two months earlier, the same smartly-dressed man swooped at Ashley Adams Jewellers, in Hailsham, East Sussex, on April 11 - 230 miles away.<br/><br/>Using a similar technique, he first pretended to be selling some gold pendants to the store owner who agreed to pay him £1,100 after inspecting the jewellery.<br/><br/>The man then managed to swap the bag containing 18ct gold to one with \