A BOGUS caller has tried to con a 71-year-old man into letting him into his home near Easingwold.

The conman, who was dressed scruffily and wearing a hi-vis jacket, claimed he needed to read the man's electricity meter at his house in Sutton-on-the-Forest.

"The householder did the right thing and refused to let him in, and on checking with his supplier, found out that there were no workmen in the area at that time," said a spokesman for North Yorkshire Police, urging other householders to beware.