A MAN bluffed his way into the home of a Prestwich pensioner before stealing £100.

Police say the conman posed as a computer course salesman when he called at the 73-year-old woman's house in Stanhope Court, Bury New Road.

He then pushed in into the property and engaged the woman in conversation before stealing the cash.

Police say the thief was aged between 20-25, around 5ft 9inch tall with dark cropped hair. He was cleanshaven and wore a white track suit top and spoke with a local accent.

Anyone with information about the incident, which happened after 5pm on Monday (Oct 16), is asked to ring Bury's operational police unit on 856 8157 or freephone CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111.