A foster mum has warned shoppers after thieves filmed her typing in her PIN at a checkout before stealing her debit card in the car park.

Carol Davies says she now thinks twice about going to Morrisons in Coldharbour Road, Northfleet.

After being filmed, a man distracted her as she was putting her shopping in her car while another took the card out of her purse, which she had placed in the vehicle.

Mrs Davies discovered the card was missing when she looked for her receipt at her home in New Ash Green.

After contacting the store to see if she left here debit card there, she asked to see CCTV footage, which revealed what happened.

The thieves withdrew around £450.

About £300 was taken soon after the incident in Northfleet, and the rest in Sidcup.

The 55-year-old said: “I’m trying to get more people aware about what is going on.

"A man was sitting there filming me putting in my security code. He followed me out to the front.

"A man was sitting there filming me putting in my security code..." - Carol Davies

"I was approached by another chap who was asking me where the hospital was.

“He was looking over my shoulder while he was talking to me.

"Within 10 minutes of me paying for my shopping they had withdrawn £250 from the Co-op in Perry Street and then withdrawn another £50.

"They tried to draw out more but I have a limit on my card.

"I’m more aware now; the thieves have done me a favour.

"I stand with my body in the way a bit more while typing in my PIN. It has made me aware of the bigger picture.”

Morrison's spokesman Harriet Rodgers said: “We are supporting the police with their inquiries relating to this incident.

"We would always urge customers to be vigilant when using their cash cards and to keep their pin numbers safe.”