So I was pickpocketed on Saturday morning while shopping in Woolworths, Paarl.

Yay, go me.

It happened while I was perusing the underwear section. Two women got really close, pretending to take some underwear in front of me, and a few minutes later I realised it was actually my phone they were shopping for.

I immediately thought of videos like this that show unsuspecting victims getting robbed in unlikely places.

Happening over in O.R. Tambo, South Africa’s biggest international airport, a man was brazenly robbed while being attended to at a car rental agency. Bleak, the guy was nearly out of there.

The CCTV footage shows a man loitering around the service counter, then going forward and grabbing an unattended bag. He even has an accomplice.

It all happens so quickly, so casually.

I just feel sick thinking about it.

Best pay attention if you’re flying out of or into Jozi folks, they aren’t mucking around.

[source:businesstech]