How Airport Thieves Pick Their Victims (Avoid These Mistakes!)
1.4M views · Feb 22, 2025 · Travel & Events
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@ProjectUntethered · 1 year ago · pinned
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@L2practice · 1 year ago
Since watching this, i haven't left my basement
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@asteroth3853 · 1 year ago
TSA was NEVER about protecting you.
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@RandomGuyUpNorth · 1 year ago
I was on an overnight flight with my wife. We had exit row and she had her purse down by her feet while she slept. I just happened to wake up when I guy was reaching down to grab her purse. Thankfully I woke up before he took anything and did tell the crew about it. So yeah, inflight theft does happen.
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@darrenconway8117 · 1 year ago
I always travel in old clothes, no jewellery or nice watch. I never travel with anything I would miss if lost or stolen.
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@Pp4Gd · 1 year ago
One time I checked in my suitcase and when I was waiting for it, I was close enough to see it come down and this lady took it. I have a special specific designed ribbon I made on it. I loudly yelled hey thats my bag. I don’t care that people looked at me. She dropped my bag and ran off. Security came over and I easily proved it was my bag with both the luggage tag put on by the airport but with knowledge of my specifically design ribbon. I miss the days when security checked the luggage tags.
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@CrabbyOldLady · 1 year ago
As a solo traveler, I always check my bag. I put a tile tracker in the bag. Bonus value of the tracker is that I can see that my bag has been loaded onto my plane, and has not gone astray. I also put strips of hot pink duct tape all over the bag. But still, I almost lost a laptop going through security. Luckily, I was watching my bin like a hawk. As I came out of the people-scanner, I saw a man reaching into my bin to grab my laptop. I zipped over and slammed my hand down on it, and he left immediately. A security person immediately detained me. I said, "That man tried to steal my laptop" and pointed at him. The security person ignored me and gave me a special screening. Only later did I realize that the security person was probably in on it, and was letting the accomplice get away.
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@drpamelamozingo4079 · 1 year ago
If the thieves are TSA they should get severe punishment, it’s infuriating! 😡
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@nicole-uo9cd · 1 year ago
There are A LOT of people in this world that just plain SUCK.
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@A-YOOOO · 1 year ago
Extra tip- do not leave your garage door opener &/or items with your address in your vehicle at the airport parking lots. I saw a clip about a family returning from their dream vacation to discover their car stolen from the airport lot. After they dealt with that awful realization, they take an expensive cab ride home only to discover their house ransacked. The thieves had 10 days to pick their house clean😢. After watching that poor family, I leave my opener inside my home when parking at the airport.
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@malhanneera · 1 year ago
Once When I reached the other end( pickup end) of Carry on bags/ wallet etc),I saw a women complaining about her I Phone being stolen.Her husband immediately dialed her number AND it was ringing in the pocket of Security personnel, incharge there.We were all in a hurry so I hope - they filed a Complaint.. .🙄
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@heathermckinnon1865 · 1 year ago
I take photos of my luggage closed and opened to show the contents. That way I can confirm it is mine.
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