|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to
Home Page
Johns
Hopkins Medicine
|
|
|
CRIME
PREVENTION TIPS
|
|
|
CON
ARTISTS |
|
Those
who engage in crime are always searching for a soft or easy target. The
easiest method to foil their attempts is to practice good, common sense
crime prevention habits.
Always
be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious persons or activity
on campus to SECURITY as soon as possible.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Con
artists are individuals who prey upon a person's natural inclinations
to be helpful or to take advantage of a "windfall".
Remember,
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Con artists
are usually talkative and intelligent and tend to blend into the environment in which they operate.
- Don’t be
fooled into believing that you can judge an individual’s honesty
or intentions by way he or she is dressed, and never assume that con
artists are either always male or female.
- The variations
of con artistry themes are creative and abundant.
- As a rule of
thumb, you should not engage in conversation with strangers.
- Approaches can
vary, but more often than not they will either claim to have discovered
a substantial amount of money and want to share it with you; be a bank
examiner (or other similar position) who needs your assistance in apprehending
a dishonest employee; or be in a predicament requiring use of your bank
computer-access card.
- If you are approached,
decline discussion and immediately report the incident to SECURITY.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
