Police are investigating an incident at the Lucky Chop Suey House on Newtown Road in Carlisle.
The incident occurred at around 8pm on 14/06/19.
A Cumbria Police spokesman said: “Two men have entered the shop, one has purchased chips and then proceeded to fraudulently obtain £30 in cash from the sales assistant by making repeated requests for money to be changed.
“He was assisted by the other man who distracted the sales assistant.”
Any person who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Cumbria Police on 101 quoting log number 283 of 14th June 2019, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.