Cellphone snatcher outruns Johannesburg man
Criminals snatch smartphones on the street and inside restaurants, and then resell them.
How can you protect yourself from a phone snatcher?
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This particular incident happened in Parktown Junction, Johannesburg. CCTV footage shows a man running towards a silver vehicle waiting in the street. A man follows but stops on the pavement when he realises the criminal and his cellphone is out of reach.
Cellphone snatching -Parktown Junction JHB. pic.twitter.com/tyZFF1vk8N
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) July 31, 2021
Considering how expensive phones are these days, it is a tragedy to lose them.
How to mitigate the horror of having your phone snatched...
1. Enable auto-lock
2. Have a mobile tracking app installed
3. Erase your personal data remotely
4. Back up your smartphone data
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Image credit: Twitter/@Abramjee