A Calgary woman who was victim of a distraction theft is sharing her story so that others won’t become victims themselves.

A woman Global News is referring to as ‘Judith’ was walking to grab her mail in early August when three people in a white car pulled up beside her.

“The lady on the passenger side said, ‘Oh! You look just like my mother!’,” recalled Judith. “The two women were there to distract me which they did. And he wanted to give me something.”

Judith could take stock of the situation the trio were already out of the vehicle.

“Before I knew it he had his hands around my neck with this necklace, and they were distracting me, and she handed me this ring,” Judith said. “And as soon as he got my necklace, they were off.”

The thieves made off with a necklace Judith bought when s

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