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This is happening all the time even in the US, however its more common in deprived economic countries.
High risk areas: South america & eastern europe (please add to the list.)
Ok so how does this scam work, and why its especially dangerous to criminals?
Reason why is because of large amounts of money/technology/inability to report it to cops.
Picture you get robbed by a fake cop with a fake search warrant, comes in and "seizes" 50k in cash and a bunch of laptops and other technology laying around. Could you go to the police station and report a robbery? Not really. Why? Because:
1) If its a large amount of money you wont be able to explain it.
2) You dont want to bring heat to you you just want to lay low
3) The person that robbed you was very likely someone hired by an old associate or friend WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU DO AND IF CAUGHT MIGHT RAT YOU OUT.
Best way is to prevent this from happening, than trying to figure out who fucked you in the back.
Next time you come home from a restaurant, and see a couple of guys outside your garage asking you to park your car for them - don't panic - it might not be the real deal.
These things can go very far. Real looking fed/cop cars, real looking uniforms or suits or just tshirts with badges around their necks. Fake/real guns also, handcuffs, fake search warrants, the whole spiel.
How do you protect yourself from this?
It can be very tricky, best way is to prevent from happening than treat it. If no one knows what you do/how you do it its very unlikely, but that exponentially grows to very likely especially in organized crime gangs that do this, to ex members etc.
Keep what you do to yourself, especially keep away from girlfriends..you know how crazy and revengeful girls get when you break up or get into a fight. I see girls more dangerous than a dude with a gun. They are stupid like that sometimes and VERY unpredictable(no disrespect to any girls reading this).
First its very good to be self aware - generally cautious person and know if you are being watched. Warrants/cops don't show up out of nowhere. There's a stakeout they talk to building managers sometimes try to find out info about you. Best way if you are in this business is to be invisible. Meaning that you don't have a listed address/have apartment on friends name etc..you are a ghost. Login to your online banking from phone/through phone connection tethering etc.
Then you probably own a car. Make sure that car isn't bugged. Nowadays there's no more cruisers behind you..there is only eye in the sky and gps from phones/bugs.
Invest in a bug sweeper/camera detector/gps detector. Its about 500$ but its the best investment you ever made. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spy-Matrix-PRO-SWEEP-Bug-Detector-Wire-Tap-GPS-Detector-/370245988781
I recommend having an alarm system at your house and surveillance cameras, at least for outdoor. Alarm can send you sms if something happens..you can even have it silent or hidden just to alert you..and then have cameras connected to internet so you can go on your phone and see right away..or watch recording later.
If you however cant be aware if someone's onto you or not, and you see police at your door how can you make sure its the real deal or not. Well first look really well at the badges/search warrants. The search/arrest warrant should have your name spelled right and also the address. If they put you in a car and drive off while another officer searches your house, and then they take you out of the car 10 blocks down with no phone/cash/wallet - you've probably been scammed. Expect to find everything gone when you get home.
If this happens, you have to move from that area, change phone number cancel all your ids etc they probably have all of that. You need to go back to step 1, become a ghost.
Being a ghost is best...when your lifestyle gets the best out of you and when you drink you start telling people what you do and how you pay all the restaurant bills all the time - that's when you start having problems. Be balanced keep good life. Start a business. Slowly transit. Then you can do whatever you want..until then be a ghost and always look around where you walk.
I will write part 2 in the near future about safety while going out at an operation.
High risk areas: South america & eastern europe (please add to the list.)
Ok so how does this scam work, and why its especially dangerous to criminals?
Reason why is because of large amounts of money/technology/inability to report it to cops.
Picture you get robbed by a fake cop with a fake search warrant, comes in and "seizes" 50k in cash and a bunch of laptops and other technology laying around. Could you go to the police station and report a robbery? Not really. Why? Because:
1) If its a large amount of money you wont be able to explain it.
2) You dont want to bring heat to you you just want to lay low
3) The person that robbed you was very likely someone hired by an old associate or friend WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU DO AND IF CAUGHT MIGHT RAT YOU OUT.
Best way is to prevent this from happening, than trying to figure out who fucked you in the back.
Next time you come home from a restaurant, and see a couple of guys outside your garage asking you to park your car for them - don't panic - it might not be the real deal.
These things can go very far. Real looking fed/cop cars, real looking uniforms or suits or just tshirts with badges around their necks. Fake/real guns also, handcuffs, fake search warrants, the whole spiel.
How do you protect yourself from this?
It can be very tricky, best way is to prevent from happening than treat it. If no one knows what you do/how you do it its very unlikely, but that exponentially grows to very likely especially in organized crime gangs that do this, to ex members etc.
Keep what you do to yourself, especially keep away from girlfriends..you know how crazy and revengeful girls get when you break up or get into a fight. I see girls more dangerous than a dude with a gun. They are stupid like that sometimes and VERY unpredictable(no disrespect to any girls reading this).
First its very good to be self aware - generally cautious person and know if you are being watched. Warrants/cops don't show up out of nowhere. There's a stakeout they talk to building managers sometimes try to find out info about you. Best way if you are in this business is to be invisible. Meaning that you don't have a listed address/have apartment on friends name etc..you are a ghost. Login to your online banking from phone/through phone connection tethering etc.
Then you probably own a car. Make sure that car isn't bugged. Nowadays there's no more cruisers behind you..there is only eye in the sky and gps from phones/bugs.
Invest in a bug sweeper/camera detector/gps detector. Its about 500$ but its the best investment you ever made. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spy-Matrix-PRO-SWEEP-Bug-Detector-Wire-Tap-GPS-Detector-/370245988781
I recommend having an alarm system at your house and surveillance cameras, at least for outdoor. Alarm can send you sms if something happens..you can even have it silent or hidden just to alert you..and then have cameras connected to internet so you can go on your phone and see right away..or watch recording later.
If you however cant be aware if someone's onto you or not, and you see police at your door how can you make sure its the real deal or not. Well first look really well at the badges/search warrants. The search/arrest warrant should have your name spelled right and also the address. If they put you in a car and drive off while another officer searches your house, and then they take you out of the car 10 blocks down with no phone/cash/wallet - you've probably been scammed. Expect to find everything gone when you get home.
If this happens, you have to move from that area, change phone number cancel all your ids etc they probably have all of that. You need to go back to step 1, become a ghost.

Being a ghost is best...when your lifestyle gets the best out of you and when you drink you start telling people what you do and how you pay all the restaurant bills all the time - that's when you start having problems. Be balanced keep good life. Start a business. Slowly transit. Then you can do whatever you want..until then be a ghost and always look around where you walk.
I will write part 2 in the near future about safety while going out at an operation.