“The Real Housewives of Miami” star Stephanie Shojaee said she was the victim of an alleged robbery during her vacation in the South of France.
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In a series of Instagram Stories posted on Aug. 1, Shojaee, 41, burglars allegedly broke into the villa she was renting and “went shopping in my closet.”
“Cannes and St. Tropez are great..until it’s your turn to get ROBBED!” Shojee wrote in the first post alongside a video of her walking onto a private plane.
In the next post, Shojaee shared that the robbery happened on the second day of her trip and lamented that the “South of France is just not safe. I wanted to leave.”
Shojaee also shared security videos of the alleged break-in. In the first video, two people dressed in black with their faces covered can be seen entering the villa. Over the video, Shojaee wrote: “Come to south of France they said. Rent a villa they said..It’s a great idea they said.”
The second video shows what appears to be the same two people running out of the villa, with one seemingly clutching something around his arms. “Oh look! there goes my stuff!! And they even took half my @shomagroup merch!!!!” Shojaee wrote.
In another post, Shojaee shared a walk-through of the villa and the sweeping views of the city and Mediterranean it provides.
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“They came into my room and went shopping in my closet!!! I woke up to this every day but scared.. Worth it? Not really,” she wrote.
NBC News has not independently verified the details of Shojaee’s claims and it’s not clear if Shojaee filed a police report. An emailed request for comment was not immediately returned.
Shojaee, who is the president of her husband’s real estate development company Shoma Group, joined “The Real Housewives of Miami” in Season 7. Bravo confirmed in March that it was putting the series on pause for a second time after the show was shelved in 2013 after three seasons.
While the South of France is generally safe, authorities warn travelers to be mindful of petty thefts and higher crimes in urban pockets like Marseille. The U.S. Department of State lists France as a Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution travel advisory.
The agency notes vehicle and residential break-ins are among the most common crimes affecting tourists, along with pickpocketing, bicycle theft and other forms of theft. It advises travelers to remain alert, especially in crowded and popular tourist areas.
The State Department also notes that while French authorities are responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes, English may not always be spoken by local officials. U.S. citizens who become victims of crime abroad can find assistance through the department’s resources, including help reporting crimes to local police, replacing a lost or stolen passport, and locating legal or emergency assistance.
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