CCTV Appeal: Ono Charity shop victim of fake £20 note

The Ono charity shop on London Street are claiming that they have been ripped off by a woman.

After paying for her items with a fake £20 note she was challenged outside and gave the goods back promising to return with a real note.

A spokesperson for the Ono shop said: “Another person has tried to put one over on us by paying with a fake £20. She promised to come back Monday and pay with a real one – she said her name was Stephanie Clarke?

Again she’s on camera so if anyone knows her please tell her to pay up. We are sick of people trying to rip off charity shops. It completely undermines all the hard work of the volunteers and generous donations by the public.

She was challenged outside after paying and came back in and left the goods, she promised to come in and buy them with a real £20 on Monday, we normally use a pen to detect fake notes but it had been misplaced, needless to say we have bought more and everyone is checking the notes now.

Also she was given the change of the fake 20 which we didn’t get back. which is why she still owes us….she had already spent it, as she was caught in another shop opposite, straight after we realised it was fake.”