A man pretended to be talking on the phone in an attempt to “upskirt” a seated woman – but was caught out when the flash went off.
The incident was filmed in a public building in the Philippines and uploaded to social media where nearly one million people have viewed it.
In the video footage, a group of people all focused on their mobile phones are sitting on steps inside a large hall with lots of people milling around.
Unaware that he is being filmed, the young man in a striped top puts on his glasses and pretends to make a phone call.
But he keeps peering over his left shoulder towards the legs of a woman sitting a few steps up from him, while setting his phone to camera.
As he pretends to be engaged in a conversation, he repeatedly turns his head to the left to set up the angle. But the flash unexpectedly goes off, giving himself away.
The woman instinctively closes her legs as the man nervously jumps to his feet and walks down the steps, casting her a final look before walking off.