05.05.25 Burglars Go High Tech / Avoid This Hotel Booking Mistake

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today, Clark has 2 key warnings. First - you won’t believe how burglars are casing your home now using hidden high tech - what to look out for. And - how to avoid getting burned when booking a hotel. Plus, Clark answers your questions - post at Clark.com/ask. Burglar Surveillance: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Hotel Booking Warning: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: How to Stop the Burglars Who Are Planting Hidden Security Cameras How to Get a Mortgage in 8 Steps Cheapest Way to Rent a Car: Expert Tips 5 Things to Know About the Costco Car Rental Program AutoSlash Review: How To Save on a Rental Car 3 Reasons You Should Never Book a Nonrefundable Hotel Room Travel Insurance: What You Need To Know Before You Buy Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last year, Amazon was the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
0:07.0	Meaning all and more of our energy comes from wind farms like this one.
0:14.0	Guys, what happened to recording that the solar bomb?
0:18.0	To learn more, visit about amazon.com at UK forward slash sustainability.
0:30.3	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:38.2	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you,
0:43.4	so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:46.6	And today I've got two key warnings for you.
0:50.7	First, you're not going to believe the new way that police are reporting, burglars,
0:57.3	are casing your home. Okay, I would not have thought of this. Later, how I want you to avoid
1:06.2	getting burned when you book a hotel this summer, there's some stuff you got to know. Also get to your
1:14.5	questions. You can post your questions for me at clark.com slash asked. So this is a stunner, but it's something
1:25.0	that CNET first did a warning about this.
1:28.7	And when I read it, I was like, really, really, you're going to give me that to worry about?
1:34.0	And now there have been a number of other reports of this.
1:37.9	So CNET, good for you.
1:39.4	You were early on this.
1:41.5	Criminals are putting portable cameras on the property of houses that they are
1:49.2	casing for burglary. So do you know about Hunter's cameras? Hunter's cameras are these cameras
1:58.9	that run on battery.
2:05.4	They can be placed pretty discreetly almost anywhere.
2:12.5	They have an SD card typically in them because there's not going to be Wi-Fi usually for them.
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