Austrian police are hunting a copycat crook who dressed as a Muslim woman in a hijab to rob a bank just weeks after another man did the same thing.

Detectives have offered almost £2,000 as a reward for any clues about the identity of the second robber who raided a DenizBank in Linz, Upper Austria.

They have issued pictures showing the man wearing a hijab and pinstripe trousers as he carried a shopping trolley and a shoulder bag.

Copycat: Austrian police are hunting a crook (left) who dressed as a Muslim woman in a hijab to rob a bank just months after another man (right) did the same thing

The suspect can also be seen wearing glasses and a latex mask with red lips.

He walked into the branch, threatened an employee with a pistol, and took money out of the register before fleeing on a grey scooter.

Prior to the robbery, he tried to raid another bank in Vienna but only managed to frighten employees who began screaming.

He is said to have then sprayed them with pepper spray before fleeing the scene.

The perpetrator has been described as aged 20 to 35 and around 5.9 to 6.2ft tall.

It comes after police last month arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a Turkish bank in Vienna also dressed in a hijab and carrying a golden pistol.

Caught on camera: The suspect can also be seen wearing glasses and a latex mask with red lips

The man (pictured in a close up shot) walked into the branch, threatened an employee with a pistol, and took money out of the register before fleeing on a grey scooter

The second bank robber is pictured entering the branch he raided in Upper Austria

He allegedly gave a handwritten note demanding cash before escaping with thousands of euros.

Police were tipped off to his identity when he was snapped in a small park nearby by a witness who had followed him.

The suspect was spotted without his mask, sitting on a bench in a pink shirt and shorts.

Police have said that CCTV footage indicated there were at least two different men who have been dressing up as Muslim women in hijabs in order to carry out at least four robberies in Vienna and Linz. The authorities have not reported any links between the two suspected robbers.