A brazen pickpocket tries to steal a woman’s purse while she walks down the street.
The crook working together with another female is seen following the victim down along the pavement.
As they get close to her one of them tries to unzip her backpack.
But luckily the tourist victim notices and turns around in shock.
She and another woman she is with step to the side to let the pair of pickpockets by.
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It happened just off Oxford Street, in central London at 5 pm on Saturday (17 Feb).
One eye-witness filmed the shocking moment.
He said: “She attempted to take a purse from the bag.
“But the victim felt it.
“I advised the victim to report it to the police.
“Oxford Street is crawling with pickpockets.”
Local Tracey Billingham joked: “I’d put a mouse trap in the bag, try that.
“Scum bags.”
Peter Thorpe fumed: “Lawless Britain.”
One – named Layla – said: “Don’t use a backpack or swing it to the front.”
Another said: “I live in London and I got pickpocketed, £100 just lost like that.
“But at least not phone and keys.”
The Met Police has been approached for comment.
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