Thread: Stuck in Spain
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Old 09-14-2011, 08:46 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by cab2g View Post
theives do not rob you at gunpoint in Spain. man that guy needs to do some research. A common approach is a 2 man job. One guy will distract you saying there is some sort of "emergency" while the other person comes up behind you and takes whats in your pockets or your luggage. Or there's the common, running up from behind and ripping your wife's purse off move. You know you're in a bad area when you see repeated pictures of a guy running with the word "theives" written under it painted on half the buildings as a warning.
Another good one is when a group of kids come up as if they're trying to sell you something, like a newspaper, they hold the item above a purse or pockets, while another kid reaches under and robs you blind... Same tactics apply to Italy.
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