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You could always stuff a false wallet with newspaper and stick that in your back pocket, having secreted your real money in your codpiece.
PICK-POCKETS
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Soldato
A few years ago in Spain on a family holiday two lady gypsies approached me and the family offering carnations for 'uno peseta'. Knowing this coin didnt exist immediately aroused my suspicion but both my wife and Aunty stupidly opened their purses for these women to show them a one peseta coin.
Split by who to watch I kept an eye on the Aunty who screamed out as this lady tickled her with a carnation. As I look around at my wife lady number 2 has seen my wife is now looking over to my aunty and has taken a wad of 5000 pesetas.
I immediately clock this and she slips the cash into her bra. Now both ladies were in their early 50's or late 40's and dressed in the normally Spanish gypsy black all in one dress. I immediately, in broken Spanish, tell the one women to return the money. My wife then checks and shouts its gone. Both ladies start screeching at me so I clock the one on the chin and rummage into her bra and take back the money. The other lady is in total shock.
We then make our way to the local police station where I filed a report, but didnt mention the method used to get the cash back. Out came a book full of these Spanish ladies that are well known to the police. I pick two randoms and leave the cops to do whatever they do in Spain.
Towards the end of the holiday two more gypsys were on the same street selling carnations. However, these were very young probably late teens. As soon as they saw me they shouted some abuse and fled. I had a feeling over the period of my holiday I had been watched by them. However no harm done and the cash wasnt taken.
Split by who to watch I kept an eye on the Aunty who screamed out as this lady tickled her with a carnation. As I look around at my wife lady number 2 has seen my wife is now looking over to my aunty and has taken a wad of 5000 pesetas.
I immediately clock this and she slips the cash into her bra. Now both ladies were in their early 50's or late 40's and dressed in the normally Spanish gypsy black all in one dress. I immediately, in broken Spanish, tell the one women to return the money. My wife then checks and shouts its gone. Both ladies start screeching at me so I clock the one on the chin and rummage into her bra and take back the money. The other lady is in total shock.
We then make our way to the local police station where I filed a report, but didnt mention the method used to get the cash back. Out came a book full of these Spanish ladies that are well known to the police. I pick two randoms and leave the cops to do whatever they do in Spain.
Towards the end of the holiday two more gypsys were on the same street selling carnations. However, these were very young probably late teens. As soon as they saw me they shouted some abuse and fled. I had a feeling over the period of my holiday I had been watched by them. However no harm done and the cash wasnt taken.
Soldato
Indeed there be many a scam hustle that the show hasn't revealed and prolly never will coz thats how their still raking in money probably
This is a video of Derren Brown pick-pocketing some guy.
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/M/mindcontrol/streaming/pickpocket.ram
Manages to get his tie.
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/M/mindcontrol/streaming/pickpocket.ram
Manages to get his tie.
Here's a solution - get a ring piercing in your genitals and chain your wallet to the ring. If anyone tries to steal your wallet, you'll be absolutely sure of knowing immediately. Problem solved
PMSL
I was in a hotel bar in Tunisia once and a comedian was doing a show, before he started he walked all round the bar chatting to people and asking if they were having a nice holiday. Then he did his show which was quite good.
He finished up and said, by the way if anyone wants their watch back give me a shout at the bar. Of course all the blokes look and find their watch has been swiped (including my dad). He showed how he did it afterwards, while shaking hands, it was totally amazing and worked perfectly, he lifted something like 30 watches and none of the owners even noticed.
Man of Honour
The trick is for You not to tell the Dipper where your wallet is in the first place 
It doesn't matter where you put your wallet if You are going to Tell the dipper where it is hidden.
You All subconsciously give away your wallets/moneys location. Stop doing that & you won't have to worry about it.
A dipper scans for people who have blatant Tells & this is how he chooses his target.
It doesn't matter where you put your wallet if You are going to Tell the dipper where it is hidden.
You All subconsciously give away your wallets/moneys location. Stop doing that & you won't have to worry about it.
A dipper scans for people who have blatant Tells & this is how he chooses his target.
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I run around the streets wielding axes in each hand shouting "URGHHAGGHHRGGHHGHGAGHAGH", people seem to keep away from me.
Soldato
Actually all 3 of those were on the show, in one episode i believe
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Man of Honour
The trick is for You not to tell the Dipper where your wallet is in the first place
It doesn't matter where you put your wallet if You are going to Tell the dipper where it is hidden.
You All subconsciously give away your wallets/moneys location. Stop doing that & you won't have to worry about it.
A dipper scans for people who have blatant Tells & this is how he chooses his target.
I have heard that pick-pockets love the signs at stations that tell you to be careful as there are thieves about because people instinctively check their valuables and therefore give away the location.
I've generally got my hands in my pockets when I'm wandering about so hopefully that negates some of the risk, it isn't intentionally to guard against thieves, I just find it more comfortable.
Keep your wallet in a pocket you can always feel its there.
Keep your wallet in a zip pocket
Dont make it obvious which pocket your wallet is in
If anyone is near you and they look dodgey just be alert
If you feel a hand in your pocket smack them in the teef
As shown on the real hustle this isn't easy.
firstly a lot of pickpockets - good ones replace your wallet with some foldered card to make it "feel" like a wallet, giving them atleast a few second to disappear.
as unfomfortable as it may be front pocket is probably best.
zip pocket as said is good i'd imagine
personally i just carry change and cards now, learnt my lesson from going to spain!