Everything was recorded!: the influencer Mafe Méndez experienced a distressing robbery while she was traveling through Bogotá. This is how he reacted.
Insecurity in Bogotá continues to be a topic of conversation. This time, the victim was the one recognized influencer Mafe Méndez, who had his cell phone stolen while making a live broadcast from a social network. According to the video that she herself shared, everything happened when she was a passenger on a motorcycle and recorded a ‘live’ for TikTok.
In the images you can see Méndez showing his route with his helmet on, when suddenly, a stranger Snatches the phone out of your hands in seconds. The clip abruptly cuts off and, shortly after, the content creator confirmed what happened.
“Friends, my cell phone was stolen, it was recorded in the live I was doing on TikTok. “Lesson learned, take good care of your belongings,” Méndez wrote on his Instagram account, accompanying the message with sad emojis.
The publication, which quickly went viral, provoked all kinds of reactions among its more than three million followers. Some users regretted what happened and sent him messages of support, others took the opportunity to criticize and joke about what happened. “You don’t have to give papaya, especially on a motorcycle,” “Who would think of taking out their cell phone like that?” or “sorry for laughing, but baby…” were some of the most repeated comments.
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The alarming figures so far
The case has reignited the conversation about the increase in thefts in the city and the risk of exposing valuable belongings in public. According to figures provided to Bogotá Council, between January and June 2025, more than 8,000 cases were registered cell phone theft in the capital.
The most affected locations were Chapinero (1,631 cases), Suba (1,593), Engativá (1,458), Usaquén (1,361) and Kennedy (1,279).
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For their part, the authorities recommend that citizens avoid using cell phones while traveling on public roads, especially on motorcycles, buses or when walking through high-traffic areas.
They also remember that any case of theft can be reported online through the portal of the Attorney General’s Office. Meanwhile, Méndez takes the incident with some humor, although he recognizes the lesson.
His case joins the long list of victims of cell phone theft in Bogotá, a crime that continues to be one of the most frequent and makes it clear that No one is exempt from being targeted by criminals.
