Elderly Hawke's Bay residents are being told to watch out for a young con artist.
According to police, the young man tells people he is a St John's College student raising money for a fake school trip to New York.
Police say they have received numerous tip-offs about the scam in Napier and Havelock North, and they're worried there could be more victims.
The scammer has been described as a 16 or 17 year old European, with dark hair.
Police want anyone who may have donated money, or know who he is, to come forward.
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