FAKE £50 notes were used to buy top-up cards and other goods at a Poole supermarket and petrol station, according to police.

Officers are investigating a report of fraud and the use of counterfeit banknotes in the town at around 7pm on Monday, November 27.

Dorset Police said two men purchased multiple top-up cards and products from the Tesco superstore and Tesco petrol station in Poole Road using fake £50 Royal Bank of Scotland banknotes – and have released CCTV images of people they would like to trace in connection with the incident.

“It is reported that the two men spoke with Eastern European accents,” a spokesperson added. “The total value of the counterfeit banknotes exchanged was £600 and these have now been seized by officers.”

Police Community Support Investigator Lindy Wilson, of Dorset Police, said: “Our investigation into this matter remains ongoing as we explore all lines of enquiry to identify the two men involved.

“We have now obtained CCTV images of the two men we would like to speak to as part of our enquiries, and I would urge anyone who recognises them to come forward.”

Anyone with information – or who recognises the people in the images – should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by phone on 101, quoting incident number 55230188908. They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously at Crimestoppers-uk.org, or by calling 0800 555 111.

Police are keen to trace these people in connection with the incidents at Tesco in Poole. Picture: Dorset Police