What started as a frustrating case turned into an amusing saga after a thief took selfies with a phone he stole in Thembisa, Ekurhuleni.
The incident left people online cracking with laughter as they began looking for him.
Thembisa Thief Takes Selfies With A Phone He Stole
One Gauteng resident lost his recently. He tried numerous times to call the device, but it remained unanswered.
The owner later checked his backup drive. To his surprise, he found a series of selfies taken by a stranger—presumably the current holder of the lost phone.
The alleged thief had gotten home and was relaxing on the couch, admiring his new phone. He snapped a few selfies, presumably to test its camera quality and have a feel of it.
The phone’s location was on, so the automatically backed-up pictures exposed his exact location and time stamps of when he snapped the selfies. Technology sure did a number on him.
An X influencer shared a message from the initial phone owner:
“So I lost my phone earlier today. I tried calling it. It just rings. So this guy is busy taking selfies 🤳 just saw these pictures in my backup drive 🤣 Please help me find him. The current location is Benin Street Ethefen Section Tembisa.
The post drew laughs and comments online.
Tsonga:
“Guys, this is not a laughing matter, but it’s funny as hell.”
Rain:
“Haw Blud is testing 😂😂😂”
Anitta:
“🤣🤣🤣 funny shit. I’m sorry about your phone, man. I hope you find the guy.
Sonto:
“Taking selfies😂😂😂 askies bro hope you brave enough to go looking for it in Tembisa.”
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Related Incidents
This is not the first time a phone thief has gotten too excited. Years ago, an Indian thief stole a phone from a man sleeping at a train station. He later took pictures with the stolen phone and shared the snaps on his victim’s social media accounts.
In another stranger incident, a Malaysian student lost his phone and later found it after noticing a monkey wandering around their house. He found several monkey selfies on his dirty device.