An influencer's lavish lifestyle showcased on Instagram may have played a role in a burglary at her £38 million London mansion.
An influencer and art collector who had more than £10million of jewellery stolen from her home in north London may have attracted the attention of crooks by flaunting her wealth online, friends have claimed. Shafira Huang's Instagram profile had been packed with pictures of her flaunting a variety of designer handbags, ultra-luxe fashion and priceless jewellery as she jetted around the world attending fashion shows and snacking on exotic food.
However, she has scrubbed her social media and made it private after her £38million mansion in St John's Wood was raided by a solitary thief who made off with millions in jewels, handbags and cash in a stealth raid lasting less than 20 minutes. Police are hunting for the masked thief, who snuck through the house on Avenue Road undetected on December 7 while house staff members were inside. But friends and experts say Huang may have made herself a target with her enthusiastic Instagramming to 13,000 followers - and many others. One said the influencer, who is the cultural ambassador of the Halcyon Gallery on Bond Street, knew that she could become a 'magnet' for criminals by flaunting her unimaginable wealth online. Nevertheless, she and property developer husband Sishou are said to be extremely shaken following the early evening raid - believed to have been carried out using a ladder from an adjacent property which is undergoing extensive renovation. Experts, meanwhile, have warned other ultra-high net worth families to take care not to show off online, as tempting as it might be to do so in the social media ag
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