Having your house burgled is one of the worst things that can happen to you but
luckily for us some experts have revealed their secrets
I'm sure you've always wanted to speak to a real-life criminal burglar and ask
them how can I not get burgled well there are some surefire techniques
that these burglars have revealed and also some more secrets from burglars
you've always wanted to know I'm Charlie and today we're going to look at
burglars answer questions you've always wanted to know but before we get locked
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have gardening you may not assume a tough burglar would care much about
shrubbery and foliage but one of the first things any burglar looks at when
they look at a house is the garden that's not because they want to take
your geraniums instead it's because it's a good indicator to say whether you're
in or out of your house for example if you've been away on vacation for a while
your grass may grow and your bushes may get out of control if all your neighbors
have perfect gardens but your one is not perfect then burglars may assume you've
gone on vacation and will burgle you one burglar named Kevin said it's actually
worth hiring someone to look after your garden if you're going away for a long
time and even if you're not on vacation and have a badly kept garden burglars
may assume you're not there so if you've been neglecting your garden and not
mowing your lawn make sure you do so is it could be the difference between you
getting burgled and not next up is wd-40 on window sills let's say you're going
away for quite some time when burglar said the best technique to
make sure no one climbs in through a window is to spray wd-40 on the window
sills wd-40 is a water-resistant lubricant this means it won't wash away
that easily in the rain if you spray this on your window sills and maybe even
on your fence it will make it very hard for burglars to climb into your property
if you do this they will likely simply move on to another property that's
because they want as few problems as possible when they're breaking into a
property 1x burglar actually says he does this himself to make sure he's and
get when he's away or on vacation next up is
burglary times you may think that all burglars strike at night you've seen all
the cliche movie clips of burglars breaking into homes at night but if you
think that's reality then think again says one burglar burglars often target
homes in the morning after 8 a.m. that's because everyone in the house is likely
left for work or for school and a lot of the time it's easier for them to break
in at this time that's because they won't run into anyone's sleeping and
also all of your neighbors who may realize they're doing this will also be
out at work or school so it's worth listening to the rest of these tips and
making sure to follow the advice to make sure you don't get burgled in the middle
of the day next up is vacation photos 1x burglar said he never posts vacation
photos online in fact he said he waits until he's back home to do this that's
because the burglar said this was a technique he used to use he would troll
through Facebook and look at his friends and friends of friends to see anyone's
holiday photos he would then work out where those people lived and target
their property he would know from their photos that they're in a different
country and not at home and then he would strike and take anything they had
in their home one burglar says don't post anything on Facebook that you're
not home and how long you'll be out and also don't post any vacation photos
until you're back home it may be tempting to get all of those likes
straight away but you're gonna have to wait if you don't want to get burgled
next up is passports and licenses I'm sure lying around your house somewhere
you leave your passport and driver's license but actually whenever you go out
of your house for an extended period of time say more than a day you should take
these with you even if you won't necessarily need your passport or
driver's license you should still take it that's because they're one of the
most valuable targets for burglars you may think that burglars want things like
jewelry and money but that's not the case many people don't realize this but
identity documents are much more valuable than any money or watches
burglars may find that's because these can be used in identity theft and fraud
in an identity theft they can Sylvie's on and then ransack
your entire bank balance or they can sell your identity to someone else
sometimes for $50,000 or more in fact one website on the Deep Web was found to
be selling stolen identities for $50,000 apiece so if you think about it that's
likely more valuable than anything you have in your home so if you're leaving
your home unattended for a long period of time it take your driver's license
and passport with you even if you don't need them coming up next is mailbox
let's say you're going out of town for a few days when doing this you should
always have a neighbor collect the mail in your mailbox
that's because burglars say that a full mailbox is a telltale sign that you're
not owned many burglars actually admit to driving around areas looking for full
mailboxes and some even pretend to be delivery drivers or mail men to check on
mailboxes are closed if they realize your mailbox is full
they may target your home for a burglary also if you're just busy or lazy and
don't get your mail from your mailbox you should start doing that that's
because they may think you're not at home even if you are and then burgle you
anyway so if you're going on holiday for a few days make sure you get your
neighbor to collect your mail it could be the difference between your house
getting ransacked and not next up is barking dog did you know that the most
effective way to keep a burglar away from your home is to have a dog no
burglar ones trouble with humans search the next biggest worry for a burglar is
a dog burglars might be worried that the dog could bite them or scare them away
but one of the main reasons burglars don't like dogs is because they're very
loud burglars want to raise the least suspicion possible and a barking dog
raises lots of suspicion many burglars admit that a barking dog is something
that would cause them to think twice about targeting a house but what if
you're taking your dog with you on vacation well maybe you don't want to
have to look after a dog just so you don't get burgled
well don't worry 1 X burglar gave a great tip he says that he doesn't have a
dog but what he does do when he's going on holiday or leaving the home alone for
one night he will use a recording of a dog barking he'll simply play this
recording of a dog barking on a loop he says this is enough to ward off any
wannabe thieves and he actually recommends that anyone who does not have
a dog in their home when they're out should do this tip and finally on the
list we have motion activated lights one burglar says that a great way to never
be burgled is to get motion activated lights these days they're very cheap and
will only set you back five to ten dollars but they may save you a whole
load of money and a whole heap of trouble by not getting verbals
motion activated lights are a very simple deterrent you don't have to waste
electric money by leaving your lights on to give the impression someone's home if
you have these they will actually warn off any opportunistic burglars that's
because they do not want to arouse any suspicion but if your neighbors see the
flash of your motion activated light then they will see the burglar burglars
really don't like these and if you pair it up with other tips in this video
chances are you won't be burgled any time soon
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