article_snippet.sent: this is vitally important — distract your victim:
article_snippet.sent: pat your victim on the shoulder with one hand as you ask the time and use your other hand to lift your victim wallet.
article_snippet.sent: Or just look into your victim eyes, so your victim peripheral vision doesn’t see your hand darting into your victim pocket.
article_snippet.sent: a much more simple ruse —
article_snippet.sent: ‘A classic trick is to pretend you are helping them.
article_snippet.sent: For example, carry a sachet of mayonnaise or ketchup, put a pin in a pin and squirt a pin at someone from a distance.