Thieves Are Showing Up At People's Houses Demanding iPhones

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Legit question. Who the hell are these people letting complete strangers in their house for any reason. I couldn't care less if they said their lost dog was in my house I'm not letting anyone in in todays world.

I live in a bad neighborhood, and there are plenty of different ways criminals use come-ons like this to gain entry to your residence, or to distract you for the purpose of robbing you

The worst thing about this is if a person has lost his phone or laptop for real if he asks other people about this they will be less likely to trust and help them now.

If you live in a big city, you learn to NEVER open your door for ANYONE.

Security cameras are your friend, most criminals will avoid properties where they are visible

Why would you let any stranger into your home, don't care what they've looking for, tell them to go call the cops and shut the door.

Back in the 80's we had a similar thing. 2 women showed up to our house (i was at school) and they were "demo'ing" some kind of 'miracle cleaner' and my naive mom let them in. they went around the house showing it can clean this and that. What they were really doing was casing the house, and getting info. they used conversation to get info. they got my mom to mention she wouldn't be home the next day, and sure enough they came back with men and robbed us the next day.

That's why I have security cameras. Before i got my security cameras, a guy showed up to my house and wanted me to let him inside. Saying, he was diabetic. I called 9/11 and he was gone by the time the police officer showed up. He probably used to lived in the neighborhood, but I wasn't going to let him in my house.

As someone who used to ahem "super legitimately fly all around the world" to play Pokémon Go, I can tell you now, it is extremely easy to mock your location to anywhere you want. There is a possibility they used that to generate a false ping in a house too

Solution: if someone you don't know is at your door and they make claims like this, or want a reason to enter your home, just tell them you will dial 911 and the police will come and do the investigation for them. That way there's an official report, the police as witness, and all parties should be safe. If they are a scammer, they'll leave. Under no circumstances should anyone let a stranger inside their own house, no matter the reason.

Hello 911, I need an officer to come by...

This question is guaranteed to scare these people away, wanting to come into your house to “see it”, effective 110%: “Do you have a warrant?”

There is 3 million dollar law suite on a city and the police dept. right now. In 2022 a Police Dept. asked for a search warrant based on a guy saying that his iPhone was in a 62-year-old black women house. The polece went in with a swat team with AR-15's while the elderly woman was taking a shower. She got thrown to the floor and hand cuffed by men when she had no cloths on. State appeal court ruled the judge that issued the warrant and the police Dept. didn't obey the state laws. So the city and the police got suied. State law protected the judge from getting sued. THE POLICE AND JUDGE DIDN'T VERIFY BY A SECOND SOURCE ON THE MAIN COMPLAINT THAT THE STOLEN IPHONE WAS IN THE HOUSE OR ON THE POPERTY. The police didn't find the Iphone during the raid.

It reminds me of Nick Robinson's video about gameboy that got stolen from his girlfriend, long story short he harassed the neighborhood printing posters and knocking on the doors because his airtag was in that general area. He actually found his gameboy that airport baggage handler stole, but whole thing was weird and police told him that he should stop

Had a creepy experience that was similiar where Got a knock on my door at 9:30. Lights in our house were off downstairs and it was day before thanksgiving. I go to the door and say who is it. Not opening my door after dark at that hour. They say something inaudible, and I ask what they want? They say to sell me lemonade and take off running. I immediately turn on exterior house lights. Retreat upstairs to see what I can see from the upstairs windows. I end up calling non emergency police number and file a report. Don’t appreciate people casing me or my neighbors. And if it’s a kid I dont want them getting shot for a prank.

I thought it was common sense not to let someone you've never met into your home. That would be an invitation to a very dire situation.

I don't have a useful comment to make about this sort of obvious scam except to say, be sure your back door and other entrances are LOCKED before you answer the front door. Taking a pic is a good thing but don't be surprised if the thief snatches your phone and runs. You could say, "I'll close the door and then call the police for you." The reaction should be telling. Unfortunately, even when they succeed, crimes like this rarely result in arrests, recovery and prosecution.

7:36 "If someone does let them in" Wow, some people haven't yet learned to NEVER RELAX...

Rob Rraxman was so right about these low power bluetooth. Incredible that it might point out SOME OTHER device instead of a stolen one !