A couple has been conned into buying a fake TV from fraudsters at an M6 service station.
The pair were travelling from Chester to Bedford when they stopped at the Corley Services South car park in Coventry, only to be met by con-artists selling 'brand new TVs'.
The husband and wife later discovered that the too-good-to-be-true TV deal turned out to just be a screen, CoventryLive reports.
The incident happened on December 7 at around 2pm, and the couple have since alerted Nuneaton and Bedworth Neighbourhood Watch, as well as the police.
The Neighbourhood Watch volunteers have now shared the unfortunate couple's story online in a bid to raise awareness of the scam.
"Before leaving a man with a van stopped next to us offering brand new TVs from Costco claiming that he worked there as a delivery man," the post reads.
"He wasn't alone, there was a young guy with him around 20s and a small child. Being naive we bought one TV from him, TV was packed up and looked decent.
"When we got home unpacking the TV we realised that it's just a blank TV screen, no connectors on the back."
The Watch team members went on to warn travellers: "If someone approaches you offering a seemingly great deal on things such as TVs, laptops, iPads and even mattresses whilst in a car park or similar setting, please call the police immediately."
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