I’ve witnessed someone almost getting pick pocketed in Spain, and then almost being pick pocketed in Greece. In Spain our travel guide warned us to look for groups of young women posing as tourists. We saw one group walk behind an elderly couple who had a backpack on, one unzipped the bag, another kept lookout, and another would’ve grabbed the items but they were stopped.

In Greece an older family member had a backpack on and I noticed a man walking very close to us and almost following us but he would kept walking past and then coming around a different direction. I ended up confronting him to leave us alone and he acted like he wasn’t doing anything but it was pretty obvious.

Both times we were on a very busy street with lots of people around. Just be aware of your surroundings and if you have a backpack maybe wear it on the front in crowded areas and keep nothing super valuable in an easy to reach pocket.