15 pickpocket tricks that quietly circle you around your finger

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15 pickpocket tricks that quietly circle you around your finger

Pocket thieves - These are not just clever magicians, but very subtle psychologists. Some representatives of this “profession” reach such heights in psychology that they are invited to participate in studies of the structure of human consciousness.

Classic Reception - Shot
One pickpocket, as it were, accidentally crashes into the victim, and the second, just as "accidentally" passing by, pulls out a purse from the victim's bag or pocket. Sometimes the pusher and the passing play a public quarrel in order to completely distract their “client” and scatter his attention.

Headphone Reception
People with headphones are an ideal victim, as they are already distracted by music. It’s easiest to borrow their phone: thieves quietly pull out the headphone wire from the phone and deftly pick up the latter. The music fan does not immediately understand what happened: the first thing he does is look at the headphones, thinking that the problem is in them. And only after a while understands what happened. They especially like to use this method near turnstiles in the metro: when a person focuses on searching for tokens, travel cards, etc. in a bag.

Cheeky subway tricks
If you managed to run into the subway car last and stand at the door at rush hour - keep your things tighter: there is such a subspecies of scammers as “impudent pickpockets” who run up to the car doors a couple of seconds before they close and completely openly and honestly pull out things in people. Before a person has time to realize what happened, the doors will already close.

If at the rush hour in transport you are desperately oppressed by some strange man, in no case do not turn your back to him! He only pushes you so that you turn to face the others, and with your pockets and bag to him. At the same time, he himself may look like a victim of the onslaught of the crowd, or seem completely unsuspecting (for example, reading something diligently with the phone in his hands).

Restaurant Receptions
If you hang your things on the back of the chair, you give room for imagination of pickpockets - they just need to distract your attention, for example, to play a scandal at the next table: while you enjoy watching the show, their accomplice will simply collect your things.

If you hang outerwear on a common hanger, then the contents of your pockets can be taken away by the owner of the next coat, who is simply supposedly looking for cigarettes in his pockets.

If the company went into a cafe, but for some reason they all scattered and sat separately, and even talk on the phone, wait for the show - they calculate the victim.

Cheating with a city map
In tourist places, thieves often pretend to be tourists: they ask people to help them determine their own location by showing a map, and while the victim is sincerely trying to help, the pseudo-tourist quietly pulls something out of her bag or pocket. Distinctive feature: such criminals shove a card to the victim as close to his face as possible.

Theft and use of credit cards
If you think that without a PIN code, stealing a bank card is a little awkward, you are mistaken. In many stores, you can ask to break through the goods without entering a code, for example, instead of a PIN code, show a passport with the name of the owner, which is not so difficult to fake. In addition, some online services do not send a verification code to the phone, which allows you to freely make purchases from any card.

Reception "get dirty passerby"
The scene with this trick is played mainly at ATMs. A pickpocket “accidentally” spills coffee, drops ice cream or smudges ketchup from a hot dog for a victim who - it just so coincided - has just withdrawn money from an ATM. This is followed by a scene of stormy apologies and assistance in cleaning clothes, including pockets. The curtain. Applause.

"Raffle" kids
This performance is performed by a child or a group of children. With all the attributes of beggars, children run to the cafe, between the crowds with signs for help. While you feel sorry for the cute poor children and look for a trifle for them, these young businessmen clean your tables and pockets. Most often tourists come across this trick abroad.

Reception with flowers
Have you ever tried to plant a flower of some homeless person abroad? Know: he does not always want money only for a flower. Even if he begs you tearfully, shakes hands, hugs, do not take this flower! He is simply trying to distract you and clean your pockets at this time, take off your watch, etc.

Charity
Sometimes you can meet activists who collect signatures in support of a bill or money for charity. While passers-by responding read or sign booklets, one of the activists collects their valuables.

Raffle of funny people
This technique is being worked out on people who are currently experiencing alcoholic euphoria. Usually the action takes place in bars. Some joker, he is a very funny thief, can offer the victim to argue to determine her weight by lifting her in her arms. Hugging the victim, the criminal pulls out a wallet or mobile phone. Seems like a dumb joke, right? But you yourself would have considered it a genius for a fool.

Porterage
Mostly elderly people fall into this criminal trick: a thief offers to help carry heavy bags to the apartment, takes them and rushes up the stairs, checking the presence of a wallet in the bags along the way.

Reception at the supermarket
If you are the kind of person who likes to hang his bag or backpack on the handle of a shopping trolley, then you can become a victim of shoplifters. Representatives of this subspecies of pickpockets usually cordially ask for help in finding him a specific product. While you are trying to help by directing all your thoughts to the search, something might seem to accidentally disappear from your bag, which you will find only at the cash register.

Source @darkeffects