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Click see more. Something to ponder. When in public stay alert and stay off your phone. If you're in big city crowded room or street pick pocketers are plenty. 1. Marco Santini worked in Rome, Paris, and Barcelona for 12 years before quitting. He detailed that experts don’t hunt wealthy-looking people. They hunt unfocused, relaxed people who won’t spot something missing until miles away. The top targets aren’t wearing costly watches. They’re checking phones in packed areas with zero awareness.2. When you check your phone in public, your focus shrinks to the screen and outside awareness drops. Santini named this “screen lock.” He could near someone staring at their phone, make contact, steal their wallet, and walk away without them noticing. The phone didn’t make them a mark. The inattention did.3. Back pockets are “free cash” — reachable from behind while you look forward. Baggy jackets and unzipped bags show comfort over security. Travelers looking lost, folks hurrying, and anyone touching valuables to verify they’re still there are ideal marks. That final habit shows the crook exactly where to look.4. Crowds feel safer but only if everyone stays alert. Santini hunted groups because folks relax caution assuming someone else is watching. Meanwhile everyone’s chatting or on phones, and no one spots the stranger who brushed past.5. You’ve been walking around thinking alertness is paranoia. Expert crooks count on that.