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General Tips |
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Some general tips and schemes can be used on both men and women, and so I decided to put them here, instead of under Moll Buzzer and Bump and Lift. They pretty much employ simple distraction, but hey when the mark's wallet is in your pocket you won't care how it got there. |
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Here is an example of the most common of pickpocket tricks, the sandwhich, also known as the stall. It can be used to set up a bump and lift or, as seen in the pic, the dipping of a purse. The set up is basic, and if done right, the results are simple and easy. This requires, obviously, a team of at least two. If you want to pull a more elaberate one be my guest, but this only needs a "stall" and a "lift".You and your partener find a mark and work your way until you have boxed him or her in between you. Then wait until the time is right and have the stall suddenly stop, forcing the mark to run into them. This is when the lift quickly moves up behind them and dips the wallet from either pocket or purse. Timming is critcal in this, the lift has to be ready to make his move and "bump" into the mark right when the stall suddenly stops. If done right, the mark is sandwhiched between the team and doesn't feel the lift. After that its just a simple matter for the lift (unless you have a pass off working with you) to vanish into the crowd after apologising. |
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The Arguement
Another oldie but goodie is the staged arguement or fight. Have your team start fighting, which will cause potentail marks to become distracted, making their wallets easy pickings. A full crowd could give you some easy marks. |
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Coin Trick
This is a great, and basically simple way to make a lift using the mark's own greed to help set them up. Drop some change on the gound and set back and wait. This scame will work with or with out a partener. When a guy see's the change he'll either bend over or drop down, and that's the time to strike! When bent down the jeans will tighten on the hips-remember the mind can only focus on one thing at a time-and it will also force the tip of the wallet out of the lip of the pocket. One quick push with your index finger at the base of the pocket and wallet will slide right out into your greedy little hands. This also works on women who will heedlessly tos thier bags over their backs or even set them down on the ground. Any way you look at it its easy game. |
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Shoulder Surfing
At an ATM machine have a partener either stroll by the mark or watch them type from a distance using binoculars and get their pin number. After that lift the wallet and now you have both the card and the access number. |
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Opps!
Pretend to suddnely spill something, like a drink or food, on someone then hurry to help them clean it off. Brush them off roughly (but not to roughly) and while you are doing this have your partener use this distraction to make the lift. Or, time permiting, make the lift yourself rom the bewildered mark.. |
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Fanny packs are no big deal if you have enough time. Most of the time they are worn slightly to the side, which would alow you acess to the zipper. Should this no be the case, but you want the wallet wait until the mark is directly infront of you, the quickly reach up and unsnap the latch. They are usually in the back, and if you can grab is fast you can make off into the crowd before she (or he) realizes what happened. |
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