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US visitor has watch stolen during violent mugging in London’s Mayfair

Moment US businessman has his watch snatched by muggers in London's Mayfair
  • An American businessman had his watch stolen by a group of thieves in Mayfair, London.
  • The incident took place outside the Cavalry & Guards Club on Piccadilly, where three men approached him as he exited a taxi.
  • Footage shared by the victim, J. Riccardo Benavides, shows the men grabbing his watch during a scuffle before fleeing the scene.
  • Mr Benavides, founder of Ideas Events, posted the video as a warning to fellow travellers.
  • He believes he had been 'scouted' by the thieves.
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