Shocking CCTV footage has emerged from Thailand of a transgender woman caught stealing a gold necklace from an unsuspecting Indian tourist.

The video, captured in Pattaya City, shows the woman propositioning a passer-by and leaning in to kiss the man.

As she is kissing him, she reaches round his neck and unclips the gold chain, before speeding off with an accomplice on a moped.

The man later reported the theft to police, who checked CCTV and tracked the women down to a rented room where they had sold the necklace for 20,000 Thai baht.

They found the money and retrieved the gold chain, which was stolen after the incident at the Mae Wilai Market.

Head of the city's police force Apichai Kroppetch led a large public shaming of the pair in a bid to show that tourists in the seaside resort were safe.

Police hold a public press conference after a light-fingered ladyboy was caught on CCTV planting kisses on an unsuspecting tourist - while stealing his gold necklace.

Massanun Pengwichai, 27, approached Sunny Kumar Patel while her friend Boonsorn Somsuksri, 30, waited on a motorbike on a quiet road in Pattaya, Thailand. The crook distracted the Indian tourist by repeatedly kissing his neck and offering to take him to a nearby hotel for sex with her and her pal.

But while Sunny tried to get away, she reached round his neck and unclipped the gold chain before speeding away moments later. Devastated Sunny reported the theft to police who checked CCTV and tracked the girls down to a rented room where they had sold the necklace for 20,000 Thai baht.

They found the money and and retrieved the gold chain which was stolen after the incident at the Mae Wilai Market.

Head of the city's police force Apichai Kroppetch led a large public shaming of the pair in a bid to show that tourists in the seaside resort were safe.

And the CCTV footage was used to demonstrate some of the devious methods thieves use to target tourists in the bustle red light city.

He said: ''The investigation revealed that both criminals were riding on a motorcycle when they saw the victim, a foreign tourist, wearing jewellery. He was walking alone in a drunken state and in a blind spot away from the busy street.The thief tried to persuade the tourist to sleep with them while using her hands to unclip the jewellery. They escaped quickly and sold the necklace.''