The 33-year-old alleged sufferer was on Little Bourke Road about 5.45pm on April 23 when he was approached by a person who advised him he had “success”.
The person then carried out a magic trick and allegedly demanded cost for the efficiency.
The sufferer handed the person the small amount of money he had on him.
He then withdrew cash from a close-by financial institution, “following calls for from the offender”, in response to a police spokesperson.
“The sufferer was pressured to withdraw more cash after a second man approached and carried out the identical magic trick.
“After a number of withdrawals from an ATM, and discussions between the trio for about half-hour, the sufferer was fleeced of simply over $1700.”
The 33-year-old sufferer, who lives on a pension, has advised police he’s shaken, and is now not assured venturing out alone.
“It is actually rattled his confidence and (has given) him lots of self-doubt. He lives by himself, it was fairly a irritating expertise for him,” Senior Constable Jerome Bain-King stated.
Police are calling for assist to search out the 2 offenders.
“They’ve focused an individual that’s weak, that has a cognitive impairment,” Bain-King stated.
“I believe they can decide that.”
The primary man is perceived to be of sub-continental look, about 50-60 years previous, with a medium construct and about 182cm tall.
He’s described as having black brief straight hair and was clean-shaven other than a moustache.
He was sporting good informal black pants and a sports activities jacket.
The second man is perceived to be of sub-continental look, about 30-40 years previous with a medium construct and comparable in peak.
He had black straight hair tied right into a ponytail with a black moustache and beard.
He was additionally sporting good informal clothes together with a black vest, white shirt and black slacks.
Police consider this is not an remoted incident.
Anybody with info or anybody who can help with figuring out the 2 males concerned is urged to name police.
