Abi

oh dear. were you pickpocketed?
if you have a crime number from the police the banks are quicker about giving you money back if they use your card...

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yeah. it was in my bag, and now it's not.

i reported it on the online crime reporting thing and will hopefully get crime number soon. card was cancelled within 10 minutes of the theft.

really could do without this. *sigh*

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poor you. i got pickpocketed (or 'dipped' i think it is when it's from a bag) round finsbury park on the tube, what a pain. actually the thing that went on longer was that direct debits kept getting set up on my account, cos all you need is bank details and a forged signature. so maybe keep an eye out for those for the next few months. i think i reported it to the Transport Police rather than the Met.

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:-( that sucks. I used to get the 29 a lot.

Might be a stupid idea but have you thought about getting a chain on your (next)wallet so you can attach it to your jeans/inside of your bag?

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Yeah, I think I'll do that. Also: avoiding the 29, and trying to be more careful about watching what people are doing on it.

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Horrible.

My mother lost her purse and £100 a few months ago: the policeman said about a dozen people reported being pickpocketed that day. It seems a whole team had descended on the town en-masse for one day.

I always keep valuables in zip-up or buttoned down pockets. But that's because I'm cycling and I don't want my things to be scattered all over the road if I take a spill. But I know that's not always possible.

Perhaps we should just have wallets with small Claymore mines, that can be detonated under remote control once we doscover they're missing.

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Ugh :( Bastards.

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um, my bag that i carry around with me all the time

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