Man charged with fraud after allegedly impersonating a police officer

Mohammed Shahid, 36 from Holsworthy Square, London, has been charged with two counts of fraud by false representation.

Shahid will appear in Warwick Crown Court on 3 October. 

This follows the events of 29 August, during which a man in his 80s from the Rugby area was allegedly contacted by a man incorrectly claiming to be an officer of the Metropolitan Police.

The man allegedly proceeded to defraud the victim out of over £3,000 cash, which was handed over to a courier under false pretences.

The victim contacted Warwickshire Police for assistance after a second call of the same nature was reportedly made on 30 August.

A man was subsequently arrested.

Follow-up investigations showed evidence of another victim in Norfolk, who had reported being defrauded out of around £3,500 in a similar fashion.