It gives us some pleasure to be mentioned in a book. It means we’ve reached a certain level in popular culture that says we get thought of, considered, rated. It’s a good feeling. It doesn’t quite surpass the feeling of those daydreams that have us placing a pickpocket’s head between the closing doors of...
Guestpost by Eli. I am saddened to read about all the bad experiences on this site, but heartened to see that people are not browbeaten by these scumbags. I, too, was robbed of my bag recently. Having first approached a policeman on a moped who just shrugged and drove off, I was advised by...
There’s money in them there mobiles: For manufacturers, for network providers, for content providers, and for the thieves who snatch the handsets and sell them on. Today’s cellphones, unlike the bricks of old, are typically worth a lot on the black market – moreso the types of phones carried by Mobile World Congress delegates...
A Mobile World Congress special. Ten photos found on Flickr taken by people or of people who had mobile equipment stolen or attempted stolen in Barcelona. Captions underneath each of the photos below are written by the victim or the photographer. Above photo by Rene Passet, here. Above photo by Larry Cornett, here. Above...
Delegates, welcome to this wonderful city. Watch your pockets! Barcelona is an incredible city and a perfect choice for conferences. It has just one flaw, an epidemic of pickpocketing mainly focused on tourists and visitors to the city. By following a few simple guidelines you can greatly reduce the possibility of a nasty incident...
Thanks to Robbed in Barcelona’s Nicki Easy for contacting local photographer sparmtacus and getting permission to reproduce his photos of the city. It paints a sorry picture. Click on each image for an enlarged version.
The following is the first-hand account of a robbery in Barcelona in 2001 – yes, they were doing it back then too – this time the guy decided to do something about it. Enjoy! today i saw a bag snatching happened about 20/30 yards in front of me 2 guys on a motorbike the...
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