00:00You already know the trick of the biscuit crumbs under your straw that can help you know if someone has come to your house.
00:06So you won't be surprised if you see special signs left by the thieves.
00:11These are tips that we all know and the internet is fed up with them.
00:15But imagine a garbage bag walking alone.
00:18A not very lucky owner had a funny surprise by checking the images of his surveillance camera.
00:24He saw a mysterious garbage bag sneaking up to the entrance of his house.
00:29To his great fright, the bag even managed to subdue the package waiting for him at his door.
00:34The video went viral, arousing indignation against the audacity of this Porsche pirate.
00:40On social networks, netizens hurried to condemn the thief's acts and to question his moral conscience.
00:47But if some have been shocked and dismayed by the thief's exploits, others have assumed that it was perhaps a staging.
00:54Didn't the garbage bag technique shock you?
00:57So imagine that you arrive at home after a long day of work and that you realize that all your mess has disappeared.
01:04It sounds like a joke, but it happened to a young woman in Florida.
01:08There was not a single trace of concrete left in front of her house.
01:12There were only traces of tires on the beaten ground.
01:15In fact, the young woman had been the victim of a burglary targeting the building sector.
01:20Workers working for a construction company, also victims of the scam,
01:24had simply removed the alley in question.
01:28But the young woman had nothing to ask for.
01:31They had been duped by a certain André.
01:34The burglary consisted of finding houses to sell,
01:37asking companies to do the work,
01:39sending overpayments,
01:41then asking for a refund.
01:44Fortunately, a radio station intervened to help the young woman,
01:48and the funds raised were reimbursed for a charity work.
01:52In the United States, it is advisable to be very careful before using these very practical mailboxes.
01:59Why, you ask?
02:01Because two mail thieves have been caught in blatant crime recently.
02:05Although these scammers are still free,
02:07the police managed to recover their car.
02:10Inside, they found more than a hundred stolen letters from different cities.
02:16Images from private cameras revealed the crazy operation that took place in the early hours of the morning.
02:22The police were running like crazy in the alleys and courts near a post office,
02:27trying to get their hands on the suspects.
02:29A post inspector had warned the police after having caught them in blatant crime.
02:34Unfortunately, the thieves managed to escape on foot,
02:37leaving the agents with a box full of stolen envelopes.
02:41It's a shame, but a suspect has been identified, and arrests are expected.
02:46Nowadays, thieves use ladders to break into apartment windows.
02:51Times are tough, and ground-floor alarm systems are difficult to avoid,
02:55so thieves must show creativity.
02:58The police recommend that everyone close their doors.
03:02Apparently, there has been a recrudescence of robberies using ladders in the metropolitan area of Detroit.
03:08Your safety is in your hands.
03:11Dissemination systems do not protect most of the time that access is located to the ground floor,
03:16and many people simply forget to lock their windows on the floor.
03:21So close all your entrances.
03:23Now, look at this man.
03:25This thief is cycling in Manhattan and steals people's phones without hesitation in the streets and parks.
03:30You'd think he's in a movie.
03:32To make matters worse, the criminal decided to unload people on Valentine's Day.
03:37How will lovers be able to send each other all these love messages?
03:41The first victim, a 17-year-old boy who was hanging out near Union Square Park,
03:45stole his phone, and the thief ran away.
03:48Later in the day, the criminal stole the phone of a 53-year-old woman in the Upper East Side.
03:54This thief sees himself growing wings and attacks several neighborhoods in Manhattan.
03:58But the police were aware that a thief in a yellow and black coat was sneaking into the city.
04:03He started again a few days later, in Washington Square Park,
04:07stealing the phone of a 30-year-old woman.
04:09I don't know if he got caught, so be careful when you call in public spaces.
04:16Lately, mobile, bicycle or electric criminals have been talking about them by committing theft.
04:23Some of these criminals even disguise themselves as delivery men to surprise their victims on the sidewalks.
04:29These cunning criminals like to hang out in animated areas where there are a lot of pedestrians.
04:34Tourists, students, everyone is a potential target.
04:38So here are some tips to protect your phone.
04:42First of all, be careful of what surrounds you and try not to use your phone in public.
04:48Stay vigilant and be careful of the bikes and motorcycles that run on the sidewalks.
04:54Don't take your phone out just after leaving a train or a subway station.
04:59Don't forget to lock your phone and have it registered for additional protection.
05:05For more security, note the e-mail number of your phone.
05:09Believe me, it can help you.
05:12Indeed, it is this number that proves that a phone belongs to you in the event of a theft.
05:18Let's say it's like the fingerprints of a human being.
05:21It's unique. No other phone has the same e-mail number.
05:25And above all, don't try to chase the thief yourself.
05:29Let the police do their job.
05:33London is currently on the brink of a watch theft epidemic,
05:37with 1,700 units stolen in just 5 months for a value of 16 million pounds, or more than 18 million euros.
05:45The prices of these watches are soaring.
05:48Some are sold three to five times their original price on the market of the occasion.
05:53Luxury brands have long waiting lists, which leads to a spike in the sales of stolen watches.
05:59Recovery experts find these stolen watches using unique serial codes,
06:03but criminal gangs double their ingenuity and sell their watches in countries like Dubai and other places.
06:11Despite the difficulties, some people have managed to recover their belongings.
06:16Thus, a lady found her Rolex stolen after 25 years thanks to the record of the watches.
06:21Which shows that there is hope in the fight against the theft of these objects.
06:25But it is rather an exception.
06:29In Auckland, a man had had enough of thieves attacking his mailbox.
06:33The locks didn't stop them, so he showed creativity.
06:37He called the police, asked if it was possible to install a rat trap in his box, and they said yes.
06:44A few days later, he realized that the trap had disappeared.
06:48He found it again some time later.
06:50The purpose of this plan was to dissuade those who were stealing from him in his mailbox.
06:54But the administration ended up declaring that the traps were not authorized.
06:58The neighbors were divided. Some thought it was a hero, others not so much.
07:03The administration declared that mail theft was a problem everywhere, and not just in this place.
07:09They then took more sophisticated security measures.
07:12The police didn't want to talk about the rat trap, but they gave some advice to prevent mail theft.
07:18Basically, don't send cash by mail, and try to be at home when you're waiting for important documents.
07:24A bit easy as a solution, isn't it?
07:27Mail theft is not a joke.
07:29The US Federal Trade Commission has just revealed that crime in the trade has cost 112 billion dollars last year.
07:38But some stores are fighting against this scourge thanks to cutting-edge technology.
07:42Here is Benny Tiapon, a Petaluma grocer who has had enough of petty thieves.
07:48He has strengthened his security by installing smart cameras supposed to catch thieves in the act of blatant crime.
07:55Shortly after, the manager received a very suspicious alert on his phone.
08:00But Tiapon is not the only one to take measures against theft.
08:04A department dedicated to the University of Florida prepares all kinds of cool gadgets to stop thieves.
08:10If they manage to steal something from the past, maybe we will all get discounts in our groceries.
08:16A little less crime, that's less loss for stores, isn't it?
08:20And then maybe prices will start to drop a bit.
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