Two men are set to appear in court after elderly women were targeted and fell victims of fraud.

The duo will appear at Southend Magistrates Court on February 1 2021 in connection with allegations of fraud.

It follows an Essex Police investigation into incidents where three elderly women were targeted by people claiming to work for a bank.

Richard Seixas, 23, of Langton Avenue, East Ham, London, has been summonsed to face three counts of fraud by false representation.

One charge relates to an incident on February 18 in Southend, while the other two relate to incidents in Benfleet and Rayleigh on February 21.

Mohamed Koita, 22, of Clandon Road, Ilford, has been summonsed to face one charge of fraud by false representation. This is in relation to the Southend incident.

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