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A 6ft 4in man weighing more than 13 stone dressed in drag so he could use credit cards which had been stolen from a woman to buy a new car in the US.

Police in Haverford Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, say the man tried to buy a Mitsubishi car with the woman's cards.

She said her purse was stolen in September.

Police said the trickster was carrying an identification card which had his picture on it, but featured the woman's name. He has been charged with forgery and attempted theft.

The dealership was alerted when it ran a credit check and was told the woman had been a victim of fraud, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.