This is the moment two men were filmed allegedly targeting homes and cars in a residential complex in Mijas.
The footage, uploaded online, is dated March 19 of this year and was allegedly recorded in the El Coto urbanisation.
The clip shows two men in hoods approaching parked cars outside a property.
One of the individuals can be seen shining a torch through the vehicle’s windows, seemingly checking if any valuables had been left on display.
The images were shared by a resident in El Coto.
They said: ‘This week there were several attempted burglaries in homes – even with people sleeping inside – in El Coto, Mijas.
‘We alerted the Guardia Civil and they didn’t even want to check the security cameras that many of us have in our homes.
‘We are sharing this to at least raise awareness.’
It comes after three women were caught on a doorbell cam trying to enter a Brit’s home in neighbouring Fuengirola last October.
Footage shared on Instagram showed the trio walking down the steps to the front door of the property.
In the clip, one woman remains on the stairs while egging the other on to see if the door is open.
As she reaches for the handle, a man approaches the door and can be heard saying ‘hello?’ with a clear English accent.
The women then scurry up the stairs saying ‘sorry’ in Spanish, as the Brit shouts ‘no, no!’, seemingly aware of what they were up to.
The clip was shared on community page @Fuengirolasequeja, with a host of commenters claiming to have seen the women elsewhere.
‘Be very careful…’ the caption of the video read, ‘these women are entering homes and checking the locks.
One commenter said: ‘They were in the El Faro area yesterday.’
Another added: ‘I’ve seen her in the Lagarejo urbanisation in Mijas.’
It is feared the women are staking out houses to see which ones are empty and prime picking for squatter gangs.
They typically target areas with a high concentration of foreign homeowners, as they tend to leave Spain for several weeks or months at a time.
Once they take over a home, the process to have them removed can take years.
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