We spot it from afar.
He has a nonchalant step, nose in the air and a smartphone in his hand, ready to draw a photo on Instagram.
He usually carries a backpack, sometimes even drags a wheeled suitcase.
If it is easy for a Parisian to recognize a tourist, it is just as easy for pickpockets and other thieves, who see him as an easy target.
Since this spring, tourists have returned to Paris.
And business is also picking up for the crooks who operate around the capital's monuments and in the metro.
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