Police officers investigating a report of fraud have released images of two men they would like to trace.
Shortly after 8.15pm on November 4, police received a report of fraud at an address on Garth Twenty Four in Newcastle.
It was reported that at 6.15pm two buyers entered the address after having agreed to purchase a mobile phone and smartwatch from an online seller.
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Once inside the seller’s address, it was reported that an envelope containing the agreed price was swapped for another envelope containing much less money.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing and police have already reviewed CCTV and made a number of enquiries.
They have now released images of two men who were in the area at the time of the incident and could have information that can help with their enquiries.
The men, or anyone who knows them, is asked to get in touch with police by calling 101 or by using the "Tell us something" page on the police's website, quoting crime reference number 122647Q/21.
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