531: Bob Arno | Schooled by the Professor of Pickpocketry Part Two
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Bob Arno is a comedy pickpocket and criminologist specializing in global street crime, is the co-author of Travel Advisory: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams While Traveling, and was featured in National Geographic's Pickpocket King documentary. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch part one here!]
What We Discuss with Bob Arno:- How Bob, the son of a judge, got involved in social engineering and pickpocketing for the purpose of entertainment.
- Why pickpockets are commonly targeted by terrorist organizations for radicalization efforts.
- How diversionary crime like pickpocketing has changed just like every other profession during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- How Bob is able to get close to real-life criminal pickpockets and learn their tricks of the trade without winding up in the hospital -- or worse.
- The psychology of a pickpocket -- what they're looking for in an ideal victim and what you can do to ensure you're not that victim.
- And much more...
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| 0:14.3 | When they said hold you up against the mall when they say mother F's give me your wallet. |
| 0:19.3 | You pull up your wallet that you prepared and you have 30 or 20 dollar that you prepared to give |
| 0:26.3 | to God. So you coming prepared to lose this in case of a confrontation as far as pickpocketing |
| 0:34.0 | three credit cards American Express and match the card for example locked the third card |
| 0:39.8 | into your shape in the hotel. |
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| 1:30.7 | you share the show with others. Now this is part two with Bob Arno the professional pickpocket |
| 1:35.6 | if you haven't heard part one stop this episode right now go back and get part one that's where |
| 1:39.6 | you're going to want to begin. I'm not going to dilly dilly too much here let's go here with part |
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