Phone thief gang targeting London tourists with social media scam arrested in Met Police crackdown

Phone thief gangs targeting London tourists with a social media scam have been arrested by the Met Police for robbery. Six people have been arrested by the force for using a distraction tactic, where they ask members of the public to open their phones and follow them on social media. Once unlocked, the phone thieves would snatch the device and scarper.The arrests are a part of the Met’s phone theft crackdown in crime hotspots where the phone thieves are operating, namely in Southbank, Borough Market and Waterloo.