How to avoid the theft of a pickpocket

The great European cities, and those of many countries in the world, have one evil in common: pickpockets. People who mix with the crowd and whose theft tactics are developed so that the victim does not notice that he has lost his wallet or other belongings, until much later, making it difficult to trap or identify them. Pickpockets seek at all costs to go unnoticed, but identify them and prevent their attacks is possible, in .com we explain how to avoid the theft of a pickpocket .

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The favorite place for pickpockets are the crowded spaces : busy metro stations, buses during peak hours, tourist places full of visitors, crowded fast food restaurants, public spaces where many people gather. In all these places we are vulnerable to the theft of a pickpocket, so it is very important to open our eyes, have our belongings always within our reach and not trust absolutely no stranger who comes too close to us on any pretext.

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Never leave the house with a bag that does not close properly or that allows easy access to your belongings. These are the favorites of pickpockets, so the prevention to avoid a theft starts at home.

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If you plan to travel through a place where you know you are vulnerable to the action of pickpockets, you should take some measures regarding your belongings:

• If you use a backpack, always carry it in your chest instead of your back, so you will always have your eyes on your things while you are in the spaces where you are prone to theft.
• If you use handbags, it is best to carry them crossed and firmly attached to you, in this way you prevent someone from running and tearing you from your shoulder. In addition it is advisable to close the bag well and always keep our hand on it.
• When you prepare your purse and backpack, place the valuables below, at the bottom of it. So if a pickpocket tries to steal you will not get easy access to them, but will be on the surface with things without value (a bottle of water, a sweater, a scarf, etc)
• If you only carry the wallet and the mobile, it is best to always have them in the front pockets of your pants, at your fingertips. In the back pocket they are very easy to extract by professional pickpockets.

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Never leave your belongings on the table or in the chair of restaurants, cafes or public places. One of the most popular ways for pickpockets to act is to use some distraction to take belongings that the person has placed on the table or chairs. This includes valuable things like mobile phones. His procedure is so fast that by the time you notice the absence of your things, they will have already fled.

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Attention when you talk to strangers, do not leave your things at any time or distract yourself. Pickpockets, in addition to acting in public places, often go in groups of two or three and approach people with different distraction techniques to steal their belongings. It is important to stay alert about your things.

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You need to be aware of what is happening around you . Many times pickpockets follow their victims for a long time until they discover a time when they are vulnerable to attack.

So if you notice that someone suspicious is following you, enter a store or restaurant and observe their reaction, stay there until the danger happens. If the character continues to follow you, do not hesitate to enter another store and call the police or someone who can help you. These types of people are easy to identify, so if you are attentive it will be possible to get rid of them.

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Take into account that the period of greatest tourism is also the time when there are more pickpockets on the street . Holidays such as Easter, the months of July, August and September or Christmas, are the perfect moments of action for these thieves, and is that the arrival of distracted tourists makes the "work" abound, so it increases the prevention during these dates.

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If you discover a pickpocket in full swing, do not be afraid to shout and get people's attention . These usually act in public places so when discovered they flee immediately. Discretion is their biggest weapon, given the evidence they do not react violently but prefer to escape without being identified.