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Footage shows the moment two thieves who used a dating app Grinder The victims were arrested for tricking them into entering their homes.
The Metropolitan Police said Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 23, and Mohammed Bilal Hotak, 21, stole phones, passports and wallets worth a total of £68,000 during a six-month crime spree.
After arranging to meet through the app, the two men would persuade their victims to unlock their phones to play music before asking them to take a bath. They would then immediately exit the properties, taking the unlocked devices and other items with them.
They will then make online or contactless payments, as well as transfer money to themselves.
Mohammadi, of Weald Lane, and Hotak, of Richmond Road, Hackney, were found guilty of theft, fraud and theft at Isleworth Crown Court on November 4.
On Monday (21 December) they were sentenced to five years and three and a half years in prison respectively.