tube pickpockets

Has anyone seen the stories in the press recently about gangs of pickpockets from Eastern Europe operating on the tube? Supposedly they've appeared in the past couple of months, since Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU. I'm researching the subject for a magazine. Has anyone who uses the tube regularly seen or heard anything for themselves which matches the story?

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Not heard about this :-?

I'm always wary of my personal space on the tube anyway, I'm always very aware of my wallet/phone/keys - I hate the idea of some petty thief getting my stuff :angry:

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Lazy research, dude, lazy research

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