The ' fly in the ear ' trick.

by ERIC WOOD
(PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND)

I was rambling along the beach in Goa, North India when I saw two guys 'cleaning' this chap's ear. He was leaning to one side whilst one of the guys was ' cleaning his ear out.' Whilst he was leaning to his side, the other guy, who was not ' cleaning his ear out, ' was robbing his holdall, the chap was oblivious to what was going on as he was just happy to get his ' ear cleaned.'

A scam I saw very often done in Goa.

Beware when somebody points to your ear, making out that there is a fly in it. The 'next fly in it' will be him and his mate will be in your belongings, robbing you of what you had there.