Thief dressed as guard dupes art gallery staff

A thief disguised as a security guard duped the unsuspecting staff of a top Italian art gallery into giving him more than €200,000 ($400,000).

The thief showed up at the Pitti Palace in central Florence, wearing the same uniform used by the security firm which collects daily takings. The cashier staff gave him three bags of money, he signed a receipt and calmly walked out. Thirty minutes later the real security guards turned up to collect the cash.