Essex Police have releasing CCTV of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a theft in Dunmow.
The incident is said to have taken place on Monday, July 15, at the Tesco store, in Stortford Road.
A man in his 70s withdrew a three-figure sum of cash from an ATM, he was then distracted and left without taking the money.
A man using the adjacent ATM took the cash from the machine, police said.
A spokesman for the force said: "If you recognize the man or have any information about who or where he is please call Uttleford Local Policing team on 101 quoting the crime reference number 42/114244/19 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."
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