Crime Safety Security
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21 July 2009

SCAM-INS TO FOOL YOUR HOME SECURITY

A teenage girl in Ireland knocked on the door of an elderly homeowner and told him that her kitten had run into his backyard garden. While the man went round back with her to look for her pet, the girl’s accomplice, a middle-aged mother-of-three, entered the open door to rob his home. An alert neighbor phoned the police who arrived as the woman was leaving with a sack full of stolen goods.

Charlie Henry of Shreveport LA said three men knocked on his door while looking for another person’s address. A week later, a woman rang his doorbell and asked for a drink of water. As soon as the homeowner let her in, the three men stormed into his house, bashed him in the head, tied him to his bed, and robbed him of $700.

These types of crime are also known as diversion or distraction home invasion crimes. This is just one of many devious ploys to fool good, trusting people. See Scam-In to learn how NOT to be fooled by any of them.

See all of HOME SECURITY at
• Home-Security-Overview
• Break-In when you're home or away - home-security-break-in
• Walk-In through an unlocked door home-security-walk-in
• Push-In when you answer the door - home-security-push-in
• Mug-In just outside your door - home-security-mug-in
• Scam-In: lies to get inside - home-security-scam-in
• Cracks in Security: variations of the above - home-security-cracks
• Apartment & College Dormitory Security - home-security-college
• Apartment Security: how renters can keep safe FAQ.
• Burglary Prevention: what burglars hope you don't know FAQ.
• Good Neighbors help protect you - home-security-neighbors
• Home-Security-Recap & Resources

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