A Food Panda deliveryman has turned to Facebook for help in locating his lost phone as a measure of last resort.

Phone taken within seconds

According to his post on Nov. 18, the deliveryman was purchasing food at an eatery at Block 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Nov. 15 at about 8pm, when he accidentally left his phone behind.

His black Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was placed on the counter after he took his food order.

A CCTV video he shared clearly showed a fellow customer, who was in line waiting for his food, walking up to the unattended phone and allegedly pocketing it:

As the phone did not have a screen lock and was turned off subsequently after it was removed from the counter, the owner could not locate it anymore.

But thankfully, the CCTV footage clearly caught the act of his phone being swiped.

This is his post in full:

*PLEASE HELP TO SHARE*

I abhor online shaming and what not. But the fact that I'm posting this shows how desperate I am to retrieve my phone. So here goes.

I was working for a food delivery company. 3 days ago on 15/11/2017 Weds at around 8pm, I was due to pick up food from a stall in AMK Ave 3 Block 232 (I am the one in the pink/grey shirt). I came, collected my deliverable and left. To my negligence, I left my phone on the counter of the stall. When I realised and went back to check, my phone was already gone.

I am thankful to the store owner and a few other strangers who lent me their phones for me to locate my phone. However, this sneaky guy had switched off the phone briefly after acquiring it (you can faintly see that he did so in the video). He has a neat haircut, and was wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants.

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Black with 32GB internal storage. People who know me, know that I am a frugal person. I have been using this phone for the past 4 years. Bought it with my first NS pay. Went through ups and downs with it. Other than sentimental value, the phone also contains sensitive information (no I don't mean porn). I do also admit that it is my fault for not applying a screen lock. My heart has been in an absolute wreck after losing the phone. I am unable to have 7 hours of uninterrupted rest at night.

So I appeal to you, if you do know this guy, or have any leads, please PM me. Also, please help and share for the chance to recover my phone increases as exposure increases.

I would like to thank Auntie Cat, supervisor of the coffee shop for rendering assistance and letting me view and record this CCTV footage.

P.S. From the CCTV, this guy came into the coffee shop from the car park. From the way he dresses, he looks like a taxi driver. However, I could be wrong and please take this opinion with a pinch of salt.

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A previous similar incident occurred at LiHo Bugis.

The woman eventually retrieved her phone, but with the contents deleted, after her case was shared on social media and the police got involved.