A CCTV image of a woman who posed as a member of bank staff to steal £300 from a customer  has been released by Waltham Forest police.

The thief struck at Lloyds TSB in High Street, Walthamsrow, on April 16 at 12:30pm, conning the money out of a 64-year-old woman.

The CCTV image has been released to the Guardian as part of a joint venture with the Metropolitan Police to identify potential perpetrators of unsolved crimes in the borough.

Anyone with information should contact Waltham Forest police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.