A man lost $4,500 when he was duped by a scammer posing as an employee of a Huntsville Home Depot store, authorities said.

Police are trying to identify a suspect who was spotted on surveillance video at the store at 1035 Memorial Parkway N.W. The suspect was pretending to be a Home Depot employee, said Huntsville police Lt. Michael Johnson.

The victim went to the store believing he could get a deal on generators during what he believed to be a one-day cash-only sale, according to police. A friend had told him about the sale, which turned out to be a scam.

Johnson said once the victim handed over $4,500 to the suspect, the suspect told the man to pull around to the back of the storeto load the generators. The suspect, who claimed he was going to get the man a receipt, disappeared, according to police.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call police at 256-722-7100.