Two women asked another woman for directions, hugged her, and ended up stealing her jewelry in a move straight out of a Jonathan Swift tale.
A camera captured the incident, which took place on Portobello Road in Hill Top, West Bromwich, in the U.K.
The women came up to the other in a blue Ford Focus and asked her for directions. As she helped them, they got out and thanked her, with one placing necklaces and a bracelet around her neck and wrists. As they did so, they took her own necklace and bracelet without her knowledge.
They use sleight of hand and will check pockets without the victim knowing.
, Sandwell Police
