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Borra The Pickpocket At Scotland Yard In The 1950s

submitted by deputydog

1 decade 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago

Borra,the most famous stage pickpocket of all time, became the highest-paid European performer in circuses during the 1950s. For 60 years he was billed as "the King of Pickpockets". Throughout his tours of England, Borra was able to dupe leading police officers at such functions and eventually became an adviser to Scotland Yard, Interpol and other police agencies of Europe on the art of picking pockets.

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All old rich white men = easy targets.

I'm sure the Indian Railways got this guy to put that phantom pick pocket safety guide in my pocket. There's no way it could have just landed in my pocket like that. Careless idiot that I was I left my wallet in that pocket, with my mobile phone in the other, both could have easily been stolen but I experienced what I would call a reverse "pick pocket" moment. Instead of mystuff getting stolen I get a little booklet telling me exactly how to avoid getting my stuff stolen. Lesson learnt. But I still have a sneaking suspicion that it's this fellow

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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Monday, April 6th, 2009 2:07pm PDT - promote requested by rasch187.

Gobsmacked. How can you steal someone's tie while they're wearing it!

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