“throw down wallet” a wallet with fake credit cards, some religious tracts and phony money ... drop it and run ....”
Good advice. Years ago I had to take a personal security course before traveling overseas, and they gave the same advice. I carried a fake wallet in an accessible place with expired credit cards with the name and numbers cut out. I got pickpocketed in Italy by a bunch of street urchins and they got the fake one. I got the last laugh.
Do the same with your passport. I copied mine, just the front cover and inside page with your picture. Use some wide clear tape to make it into a booklet ... It’s legal to copy it - that plus the fake wallet ....