20/03/2024
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Business Advice / Community / Security
Waterloo, like many parts of central London, faces a significant issue: phone theft. Thousands of mobile phones are swiped every year in London, and we want to prevent you from being the next target.
Here’s how you can protect yourself:
. Don’t text while you’re walking, you won’t notice what’s going on around you.
The harder it is to get to, the harder it is to steal. If you must use your phone, consider going hands-free or positioning yourself away from the roadside and close to a wall to prevent thieves from approaching unnoticed.
Staying alert is your best defence against phone theft. Eyes up, phones down.
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