Oh, Where’s My Wallet?

In close bus you rode, with no one talking, just some guy, “What time is it” asked … Do not be surprised, perhaps, that he took possession of your salary. It turns out that in our time pickpockets can earn one’s living by anyone – even pregnant women and small children. How can avoid the “Shchipachev” and keep your wallet? We give some simple advice.

Stay away from suspicious strangers.

The most attractive places for pickpockets those where more people: in public transport, at markets and stores. Tourists “catch” from attractions, especially when they are passionate about a photo or video.

Usually, pickpockets alone do not work: one distracts the intended victim, another steals. Many of them are in the hands of a cover are blank folded bags, newspapers, clothes, a folder, a bouquet of flowers – any distracting object.

Looking at “Shchipachev” tenacious, they are clearly looking out for the scattered into the crowd. Therefore, stay away from strange aliens, if those during a conversation try to touch, pretend to be friends and want to celebrate, hugged, helping to wipe them as contaminated clothing or just accidentally driven on.

Pay attention to those behind you trying to squeeze into a crowded bus. Do not rush to collect someone’s scattered belongings and not an eye for a brawl or a scandal. Again, this can be distracting moment. A hustler at this time will act on the back or side.

Be careful if you’re drunk: citizens podshofe – a favorite victim of pickpockets.

We list the Top 5 “finds” for a pickpocket.

1. Without lock bag or plastic bag
Seize the contents of a large bag without a lock or a simple plastic bag for a pickpocket is not difficult. It is believed that the bag with velcro secure: they say the sound when it opened, we can not hear. But experts claim: any bag hanging out behind your back, you can clean out. Best of all public transport to keep her on the shoulder, pressing his hand to the body in front.

Place your purse or wallet in a bag deep. Well, if the back of the bag has a pocket that is constantly pressed to his side. Do not put a big bag on the floor and not put there money and valuables.

Well, the bag – it is a female accessory. For men, the weak spot for pickpockets victims -

2. Rear pants pocket
At the professional thieves jargon, this pocket is called “stranger”: easy “Shchipachev” pull the purse or money from this uncontrolled area. To store the purse in the summer are best front trouser pockets, especially if they are closed with a zipper.

3. Mobile phone neck
Cut loose on a shoestring mobile phone, especially in a crowd – a piece of cake. Police do not even have time to calculate the unit for IMEI: pickpockets instantly resell the stolen phone to their buyers-up. And those “pereproshyut” phone or vyvezut it outside the country.

4. The right front seat of a car
Often the driver puts the purse with documents and money in the right front seat of his car and does not lock the door. So attractive to thieves, purse can get at the gas station, while changing the wheel at a traffic light, on a short stop or simply distracting the driver talking. Do not leave valuables in the car so that they can be seen from outside.

5. Purse full of money
The main advice – do not shine in the queues, the calculation in hand, near the ATM or just full of bills purse. Thieves are necessarily “podsekut” wherever you put him, and will follow you around, waiting for the opportune moment.

After receiving a large sum, do not put it all in one place. Most of the remove, for example, in an envelope and hide in the inside pocket of his jacket (jacket)  and smaller shopping – in the wallet.

And stop constantly feeling the secret pocket of clothing or bags. From the outside it too much.

Especially for those who like the movement catches on the fly.

Well, now – go shopping!