Keep your cellular phone out of sight. If you keep your phone in your car keep the phone in your glove box or trunk where it can be locked, even in your own driveway. Pigeon drop A person claims to find a large sum and wants to share it, but needs to check with an attorney in case the owner comes back. The crook asks the victim to hold the money and hand over some personal cash for security. The crook leaves the victim holding a sack usually filled with newspaper.
Someone offers to sell an expensive TV still sealed in the box.
The package actually contains rocks or other heavy objects. A person disguised as an investigator stands outside a bank and says a teller is stealing cash and passing out counterfeit money.