[niu99]

twice this month already, my homestay girl was robbed of her iphone. once at metrotown, and just now at richmond. First time she was talking on her iphone, and a black man grabbed it out of her hand from behind and ran. today, she was in richmond, two guys ask for time, upon pulling out her phone, robbed her at gun point. Just letting the word out, becareful where you use your phone, cell phone theft is getting more and more common. her friend was pepper sprayed in richmond the other day, the theft stole iphone.

[Eatman]

hate thieves.... they should go die a horrible death

[1990TSI]

maybe it's her and her friends fault.

these things don't commonly happen.....twice

[GabAlmighty]

I'm way too jacked to get robbed

[spideyv2]

I call bullshit. Who the fuck robs a female at gunpoint for a CELLPHONE, even getting peppersprayed for a cellphone sounds stupid. I never heard of something like this happening in vancouver.

OP is also known for making stupid threads, so who knows.

[dub.g]

smart phones are a commodity for robbers now...

what best way to access your emails that can contain your credit card info, insurance, bank info, address etc.. in one device..

better activate the the find my iphone app.. at least when that happens again, you can simply go to apple store right away and have them wiped out your personal info on your phone and disable the device

also your most likely to have saved up your password and constantly logged on your social network stuff..

[PepperThyAngus]

twice this month already, my homestay girl was robbed of her iphone. once at metrotown, and just now at richmond. First time she was talking on her iphone, and a black man grabbed it out of her hand from behind and ran. today, she was in richmond, two guys ask for time, upon pulling out her phone, robbed her at gun point. Just letting the word out, becareful where you use your phone, cell phone theft is getting more and more common. her friend was pepper sprayed in richmond the other day, the theft stole iphone.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p75/jalamb86/gifs/woo.gif

[dealt]

Good thing I carry this weapon:

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/008/134/nokia-3310-troubleshooting.jpg

[Qmx323]

my phone got jacked at the oval... i dont think he was black though.

:rukidding:

[twitchyzero]

i see why joe_45 is no longer active in the relationship forums
he's got homestay girls

[BaoTurbo]

Who is niu99?

[niu99]

I call bullshit. Who the fuck robs a female at gunpoint for a CELLPHONE, even getting peppersprayed for a cellphone sounds stupid. I never heard of something like this happening in vancouver.


Yea it's absurd. Seems like these robbers only target fob girls.

i see why joe_45 is no longer active in the relationship forums
he's got homestay girls

Who the hell is Joe_45?

[Graeme S]

Yea it's absurd. Seems like these robbers only target fob girls.



Who the hell is Joe_45?
I have worked at an ESL school for going on six years and have had literally HUNDREDS of international students. Not one has been mugged.

[tofu1413]

well, niu99 has started a vancouver sucks thread.....

[TheKingdom2000]

my phone got jacked at the oval... i dont think he was black though.

:rukidding:

how did it get jacked at oval?

[surreyjack604]

If you have an iphone or android you need to get the "find my iphone" or "find my droid" app so you can track your phone through GPS. There are also apps that will disable your phone.

I was just reading this article the other day on cell phone theft soon stolen phones will be worthless.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, along with major wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, announced plans Tuesday to create a national database of identification numbers that are unique to each phone.

With that list, cellular carriers will be able to permanently disable a phone once it has been stolen, vastly decreasing its street value. Until now, U.S. carriers have only been disabling so-called “SIM” cards, which can be swapped in and out, creating a black market for stolen phones.


Toronto News: Measures needed against epidemic of cellphone thefts, police chief says - thestar.com (http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1159465--measures-needed-against-epidemic-of-cellphone-thefts-police-chief-says)

[7seven]

As much as I think niu99 posts moronic things, cell phone thefts are happening these days.

Cell phones are targeted now more for identity theft than anything else, as a private security consultant part of what I have been doing for my clients in the last couple years has been ensuring they realize this and take security measures and encryption.

Most people these days have their facebook, email accounts, online banking/banking info, pay pass/credit card accounts, itunes/appstores, online billing, personal info (address, DOB), contacts, etc.. linked to their smartphones. I know security specialists/hackers who can hack an Iphone & its linked accounts in under 5 mins and as a demonstration he took over my clients identity very easily.

Stealing your smartphone these days is like stealing your wallet with all our IDs and credit cards in them.



Richmond RCMP warn residents about a rise in cell phone thefts.

Richmond RCMP is warning people with cellphones – especially new generation smartphones – to take extra care in the city when using their device in public.

Thefts, sometimes brazenly snatched from the hand of owner using violence, are on the up in the city, with 35 such robberies reported since January.

“In some instances, suspects have simply grabbed the phone from the hands of the victim as they walk by, while in other cases, suspects have distracted the victims at which point the phone is stolen,” said Richmond RCMP’s Cpl. Sherrdean Turley.

A distraction technique that has been used, according to the police, is whereby the suspect asks the victim for the time.

When the victim pulls out their cell phone to check the time, the suspect grabs the phone and runs off.

Luckily, said Turley, the majority of the offences have not included physical violence, however there have been instances where physical violence has been used.



Read more: Richmond RCMP issues cell phone warning (http://www.richmond-news.com/Richmond+RCMP+issues+cell+phone+warning/5237283/story.html#ixzz1sMW4itzz)

Mounties are warning Lower Mainland residents against parading their electrical gadgets out in public after a Surrey man was hospitalized in a brutal weekend attack by thieves trying to steal his cell phone.

Corneliu Belciug was walking home from a North Surrey church after a Saturday night service at around 9 p.m. when an unknown number of attackers whacked him from behind.

"I just remember feeling a heavy blow to the head and that's all I remember," Belciug told CTV News.

The thugs took money from his wallet and police believe they were trying to get his LG smartphone but were spooked and fled.

Belciug was badly injured but managed to find his phone and call his wife.

Stefania Ulici found her battered husband groaning in a parking lot several blocks from their home.

"He was just full of blood and some of it was coagulated over his face, his clothes," she said.

The blows to his head could have been fatal because Belciug is on blood thinners awaiting open heart surgery. He has since been released from hospital but struggles emotionally to deal with the attack.

"I've had all kinds of nightmares," he said.

Belciug and Ulici hope that a police investigation will find the attackers.

Police say they have seen a spike in reported cell phone and MP3 player robberies and recommend the public to be as discreet as possible when using electronic devices or to keep them out of sight -- especially at night.

"It's an issue that plagues the region quite frankly. Cell phone robberies are pretty prevalent," said RCMP Cpl Drew Grainger.

"If somebody does try and confront you for this device, just give it to them. It's not worth struggling over a piece of property such as this."

Cell phones are criminal magnets, police say | CTV British Columbia (http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120215/bc_cell_phone_robberies_up_120215?hub=BritishColum biaHome)

[achiam]

^I fucking hate thieves and robbers. I eagerly await the day where angry vigilante citizens bait out such criminals and bludgeon or stone them to death in the streets. I've even thought of starting an underground paper re: criminals called "The Vigilante Bugle."

Like this:

http://ki-media.blogspot.ca/2010/03/cambodian-vigilante-mob-kills-two.html

[KingDeeCee]

Gun point......niu actually lives in Compton.

[CP.AR]

if you own an android phone: use pattern unlock

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/fbi-stumped-by-pimps-androids-pattern-lock-serves-warrant-on-google.ars

[mmmk]

LOL pullin out a gun to rob someone of their phone?
OP, u must be smokin some good shit

[JSALES]

happened to my friend's little brother, a couple of natives asked him for the time and when he took out his cell phone, they stole it from him.

[mmmk]

happened to my friend's little brother, a couple of natives asked him for the time and when he took out his cell phone, they stole it from him.

All a thief needs to do is snatch the phone, jab to the face, and run.
No guns or pepperspray necessary...OP is a troll:whistle:

[JSALES]

^ yeah I know, I was just relating it to 7seven's post

[Anjew]

has anyone been asked for the time for real in the last year or 2? if someone asks for the time just say you dont know...

[bing]

has anyone been asked for the time for real in the last year or 2? if someone asks for the time just say you dont know...

The best reply is, "its time to get a new watch".

[twitchyzero]

has anyone been asked for the time for real in the last year or 2? if someone asks for the time just say you dont know...

there are times i forget my phone at home and i dont wear a watch very often anymore so yes i still do it in those rare occasions.

[Iceman-19]

Best course of action is to attack anyone that asks you for the time, because they were probably trying to rob you.

[parm104]

Again, as it's already been stated in here, this doesn't not happen to ordinary people. I always feel that if you get scammed, chances are, 8-9/10, you have yourself to blame.

How is that this girl has been robbed twice? Did you call the police afterwards and to tell them you were robbed at gun point?

[7seven]

If your homestay has been robbed twice, she is likely making herself an easy target.

[Simplex123]

I am actually friends with the girl in richmond that got pepper sprayed lol
She was waiting for someone on Alexandra Rd. and two white guys asked to borrow her phone. Not sure if they looked sketchy or not but I guess not if she decided to lend it to them. But yeah when she took out her iPhone they peppersprayed her took the phone and peaced it.

[GLOW]

has anyone been asked for the time for real in the last year or 2? if someone asks for the time just say you dont know...

yep i looked at my watch, told the guy the time, while keeping an eye on him in case he was gonna pull anything funny. was probably hoping i would pull out a phone i guess lol

[CP.AR]

has anyone been asked for the time for real in the last year or 2? if someone asks for the time just say you dont know...

yes I have, but that person was standing on the other side of the ledge and had his hands full.

Otherwise, I always wear a watch... so....

[Mozo]

taken from reddit

The Police arrested the guy who stole my phone. I was left with this souvenir. Enjoy. - Imgur (http://imgur.com/nxEYw)

[Jboii59]

^LOOOOOOOOL

[Berzerker]

Are you a FOB homestay student?

Are you low on cash?

Is Mommy and Daddy not putting enough into your spending account?

I've got a solution! Sell your smart phone and claim you were robbed! Everyone will believe you because your FOB and then You will not only get a new phone but you'll also have spare cash!!

1.Need money
2.Sell phone
3.Claim Robbery
4.Profit?????

Berz out.

[MG1]

yep i looked at my watch, with a Crocadile Dundde knife in my other hand, told the guy the time, while keeping an eye on him in case he was gonna pull anything funny. was probably hoping i would pull out a phone i guess lol

Fixt.......

[Fafine]

not hard to believe about the snatch and run. Just heard on the Chinese news about two incident that happened 45 mins within each other. Both snatch and run.

[mbrodie]

Yes, actually Anjew, and if I wasn't so "you don't wanna mess with them" looking, I probably shouldn't have checked my nice watch. Good advice to pass along, thanks.

[kouki_monster]

I don't see why people don't believe in phones being stolen with guns / pepper spray.

A friend of mine actually had her phone stolen while waiting on alexandra road in richmond for someone to pick her up. Two guys came up to her asking for her time and when she pulled the phone out she got pepper sprayed and the guys took her phone and ran for it.

It happens. Be careful people lol, that's why when people ask me for the time I just tell them I don't have it.

[StylinRed]

has anyone been asked for the time for real in the last year or 2? if someone asks for the time just say you dont know...

yeah i usually get asked by girls several times a day :fuckyea: :fullofwin:

[StylinRed]

twice this month already, my homestay girl was robbed of her iphone. once at metrotown, and just now at richmond. First time she was talking on her iphone, and a black man grabbed it out of her hand from behind and ran. today, she was in richmond, two guys ask for time, upon pulling out her phone, robbed her at gun point. Just letting the word out, becareful where you use your phone, cell phone theft is getting more and more common. her friend was pepper sprayed in richmond the other day, the theft stole iphone.

I am actually friends with the girl in richmond that got pepper sprayed lol
She was waiting for someone on Alexandra Rd. and two white guys asked to borrow her phone. Not sure if they looked sketchy or not but I guess not if she decided to lend it to them. But yeah when she took out her iPhone they peppersprayed her took the phone and peaced it.

I don't see why people don't believe in phones being stolen with guns / pepper spray.

A friend of mine actually had her phone stolen while waiting on alexandra road in richmond for someone to pick her up. Two guys came up to her asking for her time and when she pulled the phone out she got pepper sprayed and the guys took her phone and ran for it.

It happens. Be careful people lol, that's why when people ask me for the time I just tell them I don't have it.


I think all of you are talking about the same person and you actually think its many different incidents :)



Certainly phone thefts happen... interestingly the govt wants to make a phone directory to "protect" ppl who have their phones stolen; although it sounds like they just want to crack down on holding people accountable for crimes who claim their phones were stolen

[Graeme S]

It's not that most people don't believe these kinds of things happen. It is that when a person gets robbed twice in a very short period of time (the second time in a very odd/unusual sounding circumstance, at least for Vancouver) doubts begin to get raised.

It's like when your ordinarily well-behaved dog knocks over a drink in the livingroom when he's there with your 4-year old son. When he says the dog did it you believe him. But when it happens again the next time you leave the room...you start to wonder. Maybe the dog is getting extra rambunctious all of a sudden; or maybe your kid has discovered a way to have fun and have a get-out-of-jail-free card.

[Mr.HappySilp]

I actually got ask about the time tons of times when I walk from walk to skytrain. Most of the time I have my headphones on so I just pretend I don't hear them.

I am sorry but if you really need the time just go to those fare machines inside the skytrain, it clearly display the time.

[too_slow]

http://gifsforum.com/images/gif/op%20is%20gay/grand/op_is_a_phagot.gif

[b0unce. [?]]

I wish them punks would try that shit with me.

[mr_chin]

Good thing I was never raised and taught that the world Kansas safe place. Good thing I grew up dealing with drugs and junkies so now I have a strong sense of street smart and awareness in public.

Word of advice, don't talk on the phone in a wide open area. Talk with your back against a wall. If you see a black man walking g towards you, turn to the direction so that the ear with the phone is against the wall.

If you get pepper sprayed, run for your life. Yea those shit stings but when you feel your life is at risk, it's not gonna hurt that much.

If younger robbed at gunpoint, unless you're chuck Norris, just give the man your cellphone. Or take it and smash it on the ground. He's not gonna shoot you after that.

[AzNightmare]

I hear stories of phones being ripped out of people's hands while they are looking down and texting, or playing games, etc.,
They just walk by, snatch it, and run.

But the stories always end up with a LG or some FOB girl being the victim. Easier looking targets I guess.

btw, last time someone asked me for the time was at the mall, beside a kiosk selling hand cream products.
Turns out this guy stopping me to ask me for the time was his opening to his sales pitch.
Cause after I told him the time, he pulled me in and started telling me about his products.

I guess it was clever... If he had just asked me if I was interested in his product,
I would have continued walking and ignoring him. I still didn't buy his crap anyway though.

[1990TSI]

if someone ask me what time it is i just say it's 12:30, no matter what time it is.

it either gets weirdos away from me or gets a strange look. either way i get the last laugh

this is something i've learned from not being a young chinese immagrant

[Gee.Tee.Ar]

I was at the CIBC at 41st and cambie and some punk was waiting at the parking lot probably wanted to jack me up. Story is I parked the car at the back around 9pm ish new years eve. While I was walking around to the front I notice some sketchy ass mofo looking around checking if anyone is around then he walks towards me and I give him a look while i keep walking...I thought he was going to do smth funny at this point so I kept an eye on him. He had his hood on and everything but we just walked past each other and I figured that was over. So he walked into the parking lot and I was heading to the front of the bank. Then when I'm at the atm I realized that I gotta get back to the car and remembered there were no other cars in the parking lot so that punk was probably waiting for me to withdraw my money and jack me up when I get in the car.....good thing was that my frd was in the car and I left the key with her. So I called her and told her to drive to the front to pick me up. After I got on the car she told me that guy was standing around in the parking lot waiting and while we were driving away I saw him come out of the parking lot and we exchanged looks. he looked kinda sad tho... wonder why :fullofwin:


So yeah.. it's a real threat to get robbed even in the west side of Vancouver. Moral of the story is just be aware of your surroundings and you'll most likely be fine.

[Verdasco]

I was at the CIBC at 41st and cambie and some punk was waiting at the parking lot probably wanted to jack me up. Story is I parked the car at the back around 9pm ish new years eve. While I was walking around to the front I notice some sketchy ass mofo looking around checking if anyone is around then he walks towards me and I give him a look while i keep walking...I thought he was going to do smth funny at this point so I kept an eye on him. He had his hood on and everything but we just walked past each other and I figured that was over. So he walked into the parking lot and I was heading to the front of the bank. Then when I'm at the atm I realized that I gotta get back to the car and remembered there were no other cars in the parking lot so that punk was probably waiting for me to withdraw my money and jack me up when I get in the car.....good thing was that my frd was in the car and I left the key with her. So I called her and told her to drive to the front to pick me up. After I got on the car she told me that guy was standing around in the parking lot waiting and while we were driving away I saw him come out of the parking lot and we exchanged looks. he looked kinda sad tho... wonder why :fullofwin:


So yeah.. it's a real threat to get robbed even in the west side of Vancouver. Moral of the story is just be aware of your surroundings and you'll most likely be fine.

i would of personally fucked him up with my barehands and ate him but who knows... he might of hid a knife probably or some type of weapon.

[Fafine]

i would of personally fucked him up with my barehands and ate him but who knows... he might of hid a knife probably or some type of weapon.

eat his knife too

[Matlock]

I used to want to get mugged. I would walk around alone near the shady parts outside of chinatown late at night. I figured even if I get mobbed I could kill atleast one or two of them. No one wanted to mug a guy with steeltoes, a leather trench coat, and a sharpened golf umbrella.