30 June 2022
It seems as though major shopping complexes and retail stores around Durban have become hotspots for criminals who target unsuspecting customers for their phones and wallets.
In yet another wave of criminality, consumers shared their experiences online about how they have been robbed of their belongings while shopping.
In most of the instances, the modus operandi is similar.
A group of people approach you acting like they need help while another one of their accomplices rob you of your belongings without you knowing.
In most of the instances the suspects are a team of women and men.
On the Chatsworth crime watch group, a resident posted a message about their experience at a Durban retailer on Tuesday.
“Last night my daughter went to Checkers Malvern. As she entered right by the fruit and veg area 2 women on either side of her were pushing her. Then a man came to the front of the trolley and was pulling her trolley and she asked him what he was doing. She felt on either side of her 2 hands in her jacket pockets the woman tried to get her stuff out of her pocket.
Another resident, Taryn Chetty, commented about how she was also robbed at a retail store in the Chatsworth area.
