A thief fell for the woman whom he stole a wallet from and later returned it after he saw her photo in the wallet, Xinmin Evening News reported yesterday.

Miss Wang was hit by a man while she was riding her bicycle to a supermarket near Lujiazui area last month. While she cleaned herself off and got back onto the bike, she realized that the man had escaped with her wallet, which contained 1,000 yuan (US$125), a mobile phone, bank card, ID card and divorce certificate.

Wang called the police immediately but they were unable to find the thief.

Unexpectedly, when Wang returned to work several days ago, her colleague handed her the stolen items along with a letter, saying that the thief wanted to become close friends with her after seeing her divorce certificate.

Wang is a beautiful 32 years old, who likes makeup and looks fashionable and younger than her real age, said Wang's boyfriend, surnamed Xue. He also said that the thief may fall in love with Wang after seeing her pictures in the wallet.

Afraid that the thief may try to contact her at work or he will be angered by her calling the police, she plans to find another job to avoid him.