A blissfully unaware man had his phone swiped from his hand as he strolled down the street and didn’t even know it happened.
He was clutching his mobile in his right hand and a bottle of drink in another.
The crook on an electric bike rode on the pavement behind him and then pinched the handset.
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The victim glanced down and saw him but it was too late.
As the thief speeds off, the victim appears in a complete state of shock.
He didn’t try to give chase and held his hand out as if the mobile was still in it.
The theft – just the latest in a spate of phone thefts in the capital – happened on Saturday (19 Apr).
The man was walking along The Broadway in Southall, west London close to Waseem Jewellers.
The horror moment was captured on CCTV, as reported on Need To Know.
Local Allan Scothern said: “People need to wake up and stop walking along staring at their phones like zombies.
“You wouldn’t walk along with over £500 in bank notes in your hand yet so many do it with their phone.”
James Headspeath joked: “Need to get a phone that explodes when someone nicks it.”
Manpreet Singh added: “It took him around 12 business days to realise what happened.”
Another – named Pete – said: “He still hasn’t noticed, still scrolling.”
The Met Police has been approached for comment.
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