Money Belt
To wear beneath your clothes - preferebly of the discreet type which does not bulk out and show the pickpockets where you keep your money.
Top Ten Ways to Keep the Pickpocket Away
Pickpockets are a very real and annoying risk for travelers all over the world, and everybody has his or her own way to avoid..
Pickpockets are a very real and annoying risk for travelers all over the world, and everybody has his or her own way to avoid falling victim to the criminals. Some of the protection methods are common knowledge, others are more secret - and none of them are one hundred percent fool proof - but which way is the most efficient to keep the pickpockets at bay and remain in possession of your belongings?
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Act Normal
Do not do anything out of the ordinary. Once you begin to fear the pickpockets and install all kinds of protective devices, you attract them instead. Pickpockets can smell your fear.
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Mobile Electronic Safety Box
Equipped with key code and movement sensor that triggers an alarm.
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Wallet on a String
Attach one end of a string to your wallet and the other end to a safety pin which you again attach to the inside of your pocket, purse, handbag etc.
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Do Not Respond to Anyone
If someone approaches you uninvited, do not respond - no matter what they are proposing - they are trying to hustle you.
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Lock Your Bags
Preferebly with a TSA approved luggage lock.
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Solid Walking Stick
To show the pickpocket that you are no pushover and will hit him over the head if he tries something.
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Use Reinforced Bags
Bags of reinforced materials are available. Light metal and wires in the fabric spoil the pickpocket's attempt to cut open your luggage.
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Avoid Public Transportation
Public transportation is often packed with people and everybody is placed close together providing an excellent working environment for a pickpocket.
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Stay on the Beaten Track
If you stay close to wellknown attractions, police will keep you safe and chase away the pickpockets. Stay away from known bad neighbourhoods.
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Dress Poorly
Do not wear your best clothes, but try to give an appearence of being poor and not having anything worth stealing.
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