Leave the milk out, cancel the papers - forget it! (1 Viewer)

[Barclaybasher]

I've posted about this before but why do folk keep using social media (including FUN) to tell everyone (including the scrotes) ? :

An Avatar that includes their name

Their address (sometimes with images)

Pictures of their vehicles and reg numbers

Details of their immediate travel plans

Time away from home (sometimes months) which may invalidate insurance etc

A recent thread did exactly that giving immediate plans to travel to Spain, photo and reg of vehicle and home address - a village - not hard for the scrotes

Please be careful - sometimes we think we are only communicating with 'friends' - not always so

Stay safe

 

[Northernraider]

Well when I go off I take my house and everything I own with me so I should be alright.

But yeah I've seen loads of folk practically say I'm off on holiday for a couple of weeks come rob me gaff

 

[Barclaybasher]

Well when I go off I take my house and everything I own with me so I should be alright.

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[Janine]

I’ve said it before but it only takes a few minutes to break into a house. If my car isn’t on the drive, then it stands a good chance that I am out shopping , walking the dog or suchlike and won’t be back anytime soon.

 

[Barclaybasher]

I’ve said it before but it only takes a few minutes to break into a house. If my car isn’t on the drive, then it stands a good chance that I am out shopping , walking the dog or suchlike and won’t be back anytime soon.

Agree - but you don't leave a note saying you're out for weeks on end on the front door

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

We put our m/home into storage because friends used to ask us where we'd been as the van had gone. If they could see that, anyone could.

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[Northernraider]

I’ve said it before but it only takes a few minutes to break into a house. If my car isn’t on the drive, then it stands a good chance that I am out shopping , walking the dog or suchlike and won’t be back anytime soon.

The trick is to change your cars regularly and always have more than 1

No one could ever keep up with my changing vehicles.

I've only been back 4 weeks and I've changed motorhomes and I'm on my 2nd car lol

 

[pappajohn]

I can picture them all in my minds eye. Sitting at their screens searching online forums for hour after relentless hour in the off chance they see someone they might recognise from a place they vaguely know boasting they are on/heading off on holidays.
It just doesn't happen.
If they know the name, address, registration, make, model etc they already know the person and will know if they are away without the help of online media.

 

[Janine]

Agree - but you don't leave a note saying you're out for weeks on end on the front door

But surely they will only break in once in that time? Well, actually, they may take a look at the size of my old tv and second-hand furniture and leave me something nice

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[Barclaybasher]

But surely they will only break in once in that time? Well, actually, they may take a look at the size of my old tv and second-hand furniture and leave me something nice

True but giving them weeks or even months to break in rather than minutes or hours might make a difference

Time to get you a really nice TV

 

[gus-lopez]

But surely they will only break in once in that time? Well, actually, they may take a look at the size of my old tv and second-hand furniture and leave me something nice

When it normally happens here they clear the whole place out.Nothing left whatsoever.
I remember one bloke on a forum who told us what dates he was going on holiday for 3 weeks .Then someone new joined & mentioned where he lived which was obviously near this bloke who then proceeded to tell him ,& everyone else, how to get to his house & the number .
When I asked how good he'd been in his job as a crime prevention officer he never spoke again to me

 

[G7UXG]

Don’t understand the desire to hide a number plate. They’re on show all of my vehicles everywhere I take them. What difference does a photograph make?

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[TheBig1]

i know a family that went on a package holiday and got home to find the house empty. the thieves turned up with a removals van and nobody questioned it as the house had been for sale. they took literally their entire contents. police said it was because the wife had been telling nearly everybody she knew about the upcoming holiday and house for sale

 

[Larrynwin]

Our family live with us so house always occupied but I do restrict info on social media. I have wondered if members map adds to the risk but our addresses etc are probably available somewhere for those looking.

 

[Hollyberry]

But surely they will only break in once in that time? Well, actually, they may take a look at the size of my old tv and second-hand furniture and leave me something nice

I was about to post similar. If anyone is so desperate they want anything from my house, I'd give it to them.

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[Chris]

I got burgled in London in the late 1980’s and I was most offended that the thieves didn’t consider I had anything worth taking

It’s happened twice since then and they took stuff and cars but I don’t care anymore to be honest.

 

[Abacist]

We are presently away.been gone 24 hours and the wife gets a call on her mobile phone that she does not recognize. I urge her to answer and she does. A nurse called Phill says he's outside the house waiting to take blood and where is she. Margaret has both dental and medical stuff going on but says she is not expecting this and is not at home and not even in the country when she realizes she should not have said that. Panic calls to both son and daughter to alert the police and son phones the surgery to find out that they have mistakenly sent the nurse to the wrong patients address.

Panic over - there was no burglar ready to do the place over.

Knowing our luck the place will have been gutted by the time we get home and my Rolex collection and stash of cash will be gone!

 

[Sundowners]

I was about to post similar. If anyone is so desperate they want anything from my house, I'd give it to them.

Us too, when we moved back into our house after fulltiming for a few years, we didn't buy anything new. When we go away we leave the curtains and blinds open so that anyone looking in can see we don't have anything worth pinching.

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[Minxy]

A recent thread did exactly that giving immediate plans to travel to Spain, photo and reg of vehicle and home address - a village - not hard for the scrotes

Can't be me ... I don't put my home village, just my county!

 

[Jim]

I'm not at home at the moment. Should be back Monday so you have a few days to rob me .

 

[Dilbert]

Thres someone's bank details on the new profile posts on the homepage@jim

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[PeteH]

My sons wife in the USA, posts most of her life on S-M. has done for many years, we know for a fact she is away ski-ing at the moment. Same when the whole family goes too. IMV it`s asking for trouble, but so far they have not been burgled. "home invasion" as the Americans Call, it is not as common as percieved. but still happens to some. They have more problems with Aligators roaming the backyards. 2 so far this year. One in the pool!.

 

[Mikey RV]

From the op. So what’s the difference to going away in your motorhome. Parking up and going out for the day, or evening to the pub. If you worry to much about stuff like that you will never do anything.

 

[34127]

From the op. So what’s the difference to going away in your motorhome. Parking up and going out for the day, or evening to the pub. If you worry to much about stuff like that you will never do anything.

A burglar is more likely to choose a place he knows will be empty for quite some time as by the time the break in is discovered and reported he will be well away from the area. Also it will be harder for police to check for CCTV evidence and get potential witness statements about any unrecognised vehicles as they will not know when the actual break in took place.

This is the advice from Saga.

4. Don't tell everyone you're on holiday
Don’t tell people outside immediate friends and family that you are going away or for how long. You’ll have plenty of opportunity to show off your tan or tell your fisherman’s tales when you get back.

Certainly you should not brag about your upcoming holiday on social media such as Facebook or Twitter – you don’t know who can read your comments, or who they will tell.

This is the advice from Police.UK

• Avoid discussing holiday plans on public social networking sites - burglars can use any information you post on there to their advantage

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[34127]

Thres someone's bank details on the new profile posts on the homepage@jim

@Jim

 

[buttons]

Could I just add that my home is never left unoccupied. It has ample ccty coverage and a large powerful dog who is obsessive about our security and who he allows in or out of his home.

 

[The Dotties]

I'm not at home at the moment. Should be back Monday so you have a few days to rob me .

But where is that bloody great dog. I don’t want to be savaged when I come a-callling. Saturday evening ok with you?

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[Manic]

A few years ago, our previous van had to go away for some warranty work and we had visitors trying to get at our motorbikes in the garage. They had a surprise when we went out and they legged it, they must have been stupid though as they came back the next night. Still ran away though.

 

[BILL 875]

Thanks for the heads up Jim but ive stayed at your abode theres nowt worth nicking

 

[Jaws]

Pictures of their vehicles and reg numbers

I am interested...

Do you disguise your plate when driving, or have it encrypted at the DVLA ?

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