Beware!!!! Thefts on beach please read x
Hi I hope this is ok to post, everyone English Spanish and one at all please take note
Today we were sat in our usual spot on the beach in Santiago de la Ribera anyway met a loverly family here about 8 of them with a Down syndrome son the mother about 87 and daughters etc and friends
Anyway about 2:30-2:45 wenall went to the chirrenuata (beach bar) we use every day and always have
Opposite the fish Restuarante anyway they were in there table my husband and I on another and a lady about 25-30 who was pregnant sat in the table between us she was Spanish looking but spoke a little English she was with 2 men one about 30 and other about 25 they all had kids lollyices and sat there she the pregnant lady suddenly stood up as if she was taking pictures in the middle of us and my husband felt antap on his shorts pocket, well 2 times it happened and he turned around as she said oh sorry I am taking pictures
I looked up and said oh dear have you broken the screen as it was all cracked she laughed and said it's ok and I said oh not an I phone and she replied no no
It was a white Samsung phone my husband said
Anyway the lad about 30 dark hair and had a stick a walking cane a dark one he pushed the handbag nxt to him around I just assumed it was there's
The lady was making everyone look at her with her camera to us we all thought ah he is disabled she is pregnant and there taking pics on holiday well NO... as within seconds they were gone
Along with the I phone wallet purse and car keys from my friends who we had met bag.....
He partner realised amd chased after them as she did very fast along the promenade as far as the marina at the other end but nothing they were gone.....
We weee all gobsmacked and outraged and in shock st what had just occurred the lad was disabled and stated to get very upset and crying so we had to play it down somewhat...
The bar staff were amazing called the police and helped them and described them but I am posting this to warn every one of you please please please share this post
Be aware
Be careful
They looked like a. It also holiday couple of friends and relaxing
But no they were scammers and theifs
They must go around doing it
If I for one minute had of realised what he with the stick was doing I would have stopped him or shouted out loud but I just thought it was there bag,
She was not in our opinion even pregnant we thinks that's a decoy as well....
They were very fast and gone probably had a car up a side street or a lift.....
It was awful and it has spoilt there holiday there lovely family no cards no phone all there money around 200€ gone I'm so upset for them
But please please please be careful be warned
As this is really bad and do t get scammed or robbed like these today I am still in shock
Take care everyone x