Trouble comes in threes, which was definitely the case with this rather slick operation at a mall in Jozi.

Keep your eye on the entrance and you will see three women enter this shop around the five second mark, before they pick their target and get to work.

The YouTube account that uploaded it came with this rather irate description:

Watch these low life scumbags caught on camera stealing a cell phone working in a group of three. Incident occurred in one of the shops at Greenstone Mall. Share this video to spread the word and identify these thieves!!!

Keep your friends close and your cellphone closer.

[source:timeslive]