#Pickpocket how to#

I just wanted to find a site like yours, so I could warn other people of the scam. In future, I would stand against a building with my back to it, while I choose where to go. I also knew not to stand on street corners and to look at a map, but we were just so overwhelmed by choice of places to go at the road junction that our attention went. I was also falsely reassured by young, pretty girls leaning against me, as they were all chatting and laughing and paying me no attention at all. I know from experience, mobiles don't work on the London underground, but we all noticed how many people were using mobiles while underground in Barcelona. I'm guessing they then sent a text or telephoned someone else, and told them, who then followed me, knowing I would get to the top of the underground, and then not know where to go. I am now sure, there was someone stood around me, who saw me holding all the money. I gave him the money, holding my purse in my hand.

#Pickpocket how to#

We stood altogether while my husband figured out how to use the machine for the first time. I had, 10 -15 minutes before it happened, bought 6 metro tickets. Throughout last Tuesday, I had struggled to find my purse myself, as my bag was so large. I always thought pickpockets worked in small groups, but now I think lots of people were involved. I knew my bottom had been felt, but when I saw young girls behind me I felt confused and that I might have imagined it. In hindsight I would do several things differently. I then asked Jane what she had learned from this experience and what advice she could give to help other site visitors from falling victim to Barcelona Pickpockets. I enjoyed the remainder of my stay, apart from the fact the police were polite and kind but did not want to know my description of how my purse was stolen. Afterwards, when I realized my purse had gone, my mum remembered the older woman, signalling with her hand, and then the group disappeared down the metro. Obviously, someone else was behind me, opening my bag and removing my purse. I tried to glare at her, and this is how my attention was distracted. An older female about 50 was staring across the group but straight at me and didn't blink or look away.

As it was such a crowded area, I tried to shrug her off but didn't manage to. Suddenly one girl stepped back and pressed herself against me. We then stood around the top of the metro station close to a telephone box looking at the sight in both directions and also our 3 boys as suddenly we were surrounded by a group of girls about 8 and all young, all laughing loudly and paying no attention at all to us. I just felt confused and that I'd imagined the squeeze. We (myself, husband, mum and 3 boys) came out of the metro at the top of the Ramblas station, and someone felt my bum! I swivelled around expecting to see a male but only saw a group of young girls - all-around 16 to 18. Hi I've returned last night from a few days in Barcelona and wanted to share my pickpocket experience. This page outlines site visitor Barcelona pickpocketing experiences with advice on what to do to prevent these experiences from happening to you.