Roadside jewellery scam arrives in Exeter

Exeter City Police have warned that scammers who use shoddy jewellery to cheat people out of cash have arrived in the area.

The scam typically sees scammers flag down motorists by the side of the road beside supposedly broken down cars claiming to need cash for fuel.

Often jewellery is offered as security against for a loan of the money with claims that the value outweighs the money lent.

But in most cases the jewellery turns out to be worthless and sees the victims holding shoddy jewellery in place of their money.

Recent years have seen a spike in the number of this type of crime elsewhere in the country and often take place in short sprees as the scammers operate in certain areas.

The public are reminded to watch out for scammers and not to hand over cash at the side of the road.

If approached by scammers ring police on 101.