Dinh Thanh Tung, 30, of Ngo Quyen District, the northern city of Hai Phong has been arrested for robbing a gold shop in the nearby province of Quang Ninh.— Photo thanhnien.vn

Last Tuesday afternoon, Tung used a pistol to force two women working in Luong Oanh gold shop in Dong Trieu Town, Quang Ninh Province to hand over about VND200 million (US$8,600).

When he tried to escape, he dropped the bag with all the money and a mobile phone at the door of the gold shop.

One of the women quickly picked up the bag and fled into the shop.

Police quickly identified the robber after unlocking his mobile phone and finding a lot of his selfies. A day later, he turned himself in to local police.

If you fail to prepare, you're preparing to fail, which is what happened to this thief who went out on the job while holding identifying information.

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