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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had an everlane fanny bag worn crossbody tight against my chest in Paris. Pickpocket was still able to unzip and remove my Wallet without me noticing. Luckily a Good Samaritan stopped them and made them return it. Now I have a travelon crossbody bag that has locks on all the zippers. [/quote]

I do not understand how someone was close enough to you to unzip a bag on your chest and remove be your wallet without you noticing. Even on a crowded metro or in a crush at one of the tourist sites. Pickpockets can be aggressive but that's insane. I don't get it.

Btw I've been to Paris a half dozen times and never had an issue with this.[/quote]

A large group will work together on their target. They proposedly bump into you, get close and create commotion. In a crowded areas like a train when a lot of people are bumping into you it is easy to not feel them take things from your bag. Again, they scope out people that look like easy targets or are distracted.

I saw a video of a couple on train that almost had their laptops and contents of their backpack stole. They put it by their feet and were targeted because they were a couple traveling together so busy talking to one another. Luckily someone neat them noticed the guy who purposely sat behind them reaching into their bag. After he took it he ran into the bathroom.  [/quote]

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