Utility Worker Impersonators, Doorway Distraction Scams, and Push-In Robberies¶

The locked front door of a house or apartment is a formidable physical barrier, so long as it stays closed and deadbolted. Because forcing a reinforced deadbolt from the outside takes loud tools and risks alerting neighbors, organized burglary rings and violent home-invasion crews rely on Social Engineering Pretexting ("Knock-and-Push" or "Distraction Burglary"): wearing a $12 fluorescent yellow safety vest, carrying a clipboard or an empty cardboard Amazon or FedEx box, and convincing you to unlock and open your own front door for them.

Sɛ ofie wura bi bue ɔpon no ano na obue ɔpon no, sɛ ɛyɛ sɛntimita 10 pɛ mpo a, nsɛmmɔnedi ahorow abien a ɛsono emu biara kɔ so wɔ mpɔtam mpempem pii mu afe biara. Wɔ Two-Person Distraction Burglary mu no, "nsu dwumadibea sohwɛfo" anaa "dua twitwafo" biako a ɔwɔ adamfofa su twetwe ofie wura bi a ne mfe akɔ anim kɔ akyi hɔ ma ɔde ne nsa kyerɛ ban nhama bi so simma anum bere a ɔhokafo a ɔto so abien a wonhu no fa anim pon a wɔanto mu no mu na ɔma mpa mu agude adaka ne sikakorabea no mu da mpan. Wɔ basabasayɛ Push-In Home Invasion mu no, ɔtowhyɛfo bi a ɔyɛ ne ho sɛ nhwiren anaa nneɛma a wɔde kɔma nkurɔfo anaasɛ karkafo a wakɔda twɛn ma latch no bɛbɔ, de wɔn mmati kɔ ɔpon no mu, na ɔhyɛ wɔn kwan kɔ ɔkwan no so. "Locked-Door Verification Rule" a wobɛma wo ho akokwaw no bɔ wo fie ho ban a enhia sɛ wobɛyɛ animtiaabu anaa honam fam akasakasa da.

Yɛ eyi mprempren¶

1. Nbue wo anim pon mu anaasɛ mmue da na wo ne ɔhɔho bi a wonhwɛ kwan nkasa: Womfa ɔpon a wɔabue biara ka obiara sɛ ɔbɛda suban pa adi. Bere nyinaa fa ɔpon a wɔato mu, a wɔabɔ no deadbolted anaasɛ wo video doorbell intercom so kasa. Nanso, mmmu w'ani ngu krock bi so komm da; efisɛ awiabere akorɔnfo bɔ anim apon mu pɔtee de sɔ hwɛ sɛ ebia ofie bi da mpan ansa na wɔabɔ wɔn nan wɔ akyi abrannaa pon no mu, bere nyinaa wɔteɛteɛm denneennen mfa ɔpon a wɔato mu no mu sɛ: "Mintumi mma ɔpon no ano mprempren yi ara, mesrɛ wo gyaw no wɔ abrannaa so."
2. Mfa wo ho nto kɔbere pon nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn so da anaasɛ mpaapae ɔpon no mu "nsateakwaa biako pɛ": Kɔbere pon nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a wɔde ahyɛ soro a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn ahyɛ mu a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ahyɛ pine trim mu no paapae wɔ mmati a wɔde twitwiw ɔpon a emu duru yɛ kilogram 40 (nkaribo 90) biako ase, na sɛ wobue ɔpon bi sɛntimita 5 mpo (nsateakwaa 2) a, ɛma obi a ɔhyɛn mu no tumi pia boot anaa rɔba wedge kɔ mu fam gap sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wuntumi npia ɔpon no nto mu bio.
3. Hyerɛ sɛ "Utility, City, anaa Building Inspector" biara a wɔanhyɛ da ntwɛn wɔ abɔnten bere a worefrɛ aban nɔma a ɛwɔ wo sika so no: Electric, gas, water, telecom, ne municipal adwumayɛfo a wɔfata ntaa nhwehwɛ sɛ wɔhyɛn wo fie mu ntɛm ara a wonhyɛ da (gye sɛ mpɔtam hɔ gas a ɛretu a ɛyɛ nnam a utility lɔre ne odumgyafo mfiri a wɔahyɛ no agyirae wɔ wo abɔnten so). Mfrɛ telefon nɔma a wɔatintim wɔ ɔhɔho krataa ID card so no da; hwehwɛ utility company no official customer service number wɔ wo ɔsram biara sika anaa wɛbsaet no so na hwɛ sɛ wɔn adwumayɛfo a wɔde wɔn kɔ adwuma no tebea te bere a wo pon no da so ara yɛ bolted.
4. Mfa adwumayɛfoɔ, ofipamfo-ban so surveyor, anaa utility worker nko nkɔ w'akyi da: Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ wo pon ano ka kyerɛ wo sɛ "Fa wo nan si akyi hɔ simma mmienu sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mɛtumi akyerɛ wo baabi a dua no nkorabata, nsuo paipu, anaa cable line twa w'agyapadeɛ," pow ntɛm ara. Ɛno ne #1 script a nnipa baanu distraction burglary akuw de di dwuma de twe wo fi fie bere a Accomplice #2 hwe ase kɔ w’anim pon mu no.
5. Hwɛ sɛ wɔde parcel, nhwiren, ne nnuan a wɔde kɔma nyinaa si abrannaa so mpa no so a ofirikafo no san n’akyi: Sɛ obi a ɔhyɛ delivery vest ka sɛ wɔde package anaa bouquet "hwehwɛ sɛ wode honam fam nsa hyɛ ase" bere a wonhwɛ kwan sɛ wode wo nsa bɛhyɛ ase a, fa ɔpon a wɔato mu no so ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ: "Yɛsrɛ wo fa wo nsa hyɛ contactless release ase wɔ wo scanner no so anaasɛ gyaw pickup slip; menyɛ saa ɔpon no a wobue." Twɛn kosi sɛ onipa no bɛsan akɔ abɔnten nyinaa na waka kar no ansa na woabue ɔpon no akɔfa nneɛma bi.
6. Sɛ ɔhɔho bi ka sɛ aduruyɛ mu tebea a egye ntɛmpɛ, kar akwanhyia, anaa ɔtow hyɛ wo abrannaa so a, ma ɔpon no to mu na frɛ 911 / 112 / 999 MA wɔn: Mmue wo pon anadwo mma ɔhɔho bi a ɔrebisa sɛ ɔmfa wo aguaree nni dwuma, fɛm wo fon, gye nsu kuruwa, anaa dabere mfi akyinnyegye mu da. Ma deadbolt no nkɔ so to mu, dan wo abɔnten abrannaa so kanea, na fa ɔpon no mu ka pefee sɛ: "Mede me pon no reto mu, na me ne 911 wɔ telefon so mprempren resoma polisifo ne ambulance sɛ wɔmmoa wo wɔ abrannaa no so."

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Tactical decision dua ma nsrahwɛfo a wɔnhwɛ kwan wɔ wo pon ano¶

Fa saa adwumayɛ gyinaesi dua yi di dwuma bere biara a ɔpon ano dɔn no bɛbɔ anaasɛ obi bɛbɔ mu mpofirim.

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    Start["Knock anaa Doorbell Ring a Wɔnhwɛ kwan wɔ Fie"] --> LookFirst["1. NKA Deadbolt Daa; Hwɛ Video Doorbell App, Mfɛnsere, anaa Peephole"]
    LookFirst --> WhoIsIt{"2. Ayiyi bɛn na ɔhɔho a ɔwɔ ɔpon no ano no de redi dwuma?"}
    WhoIsIt -->|"A. Kommyɛ a Wɔbɔ / Hwɛ Mfɛnsere Mu (Burglar ‘Occupant Test’) ."| ShoutLoud["Ma Ɔpon no Nhyɛ Mu; Teɛm Denden (‘Yɛnni Adagyew, Gyae No Abɔnten’) Enti Wonim sɛ Ofie Atra Mu"]
    WhoIsIt -->|"B. Wɔka sɛ Ɔyɛ Utility, Nsuo, Gas, City Inspector, anaa Contractor"| UtilityCheck["Ma Wɔnto Ɔpon mu; Bisa Adwumakuw no Din; Frɛ Official Utility Number wɔ Wo Ɔsram Biara Katua So"]
    WhoIsIt -->|"C. Delivery Person Kura Adaka/Nhwiren a Ɛhwehwɛ sɛ Wobue Ɔpon no de Hyehyɛ"| DeliveryRule["Ka Fa Ɔpon a Wɔato Mu So: ‘Yɛsrɛ sɛ Gyae Wɔ Mat no So Anaasɛ Gyae Slip’; Twɛn Kosi sɛ Kar Befi Akɔ"]
    WhoIsIt -->|"D. Ɔka sɛ Kar Asɛe, Telefon Awu, Ayɛmma Ayera, Anaasɛ Ohia Nsu/Mmoa"| GoodSamaritan["Ma Ɔpon no Nhyɛ Mu; Dane Abrannaa So Nsuyiri Kanea; Frɛ 911 / 112 / 999 na Soma Polisifoɔ Ma Wɔmmoa Wɔn"]
    UtilityCheck --> Verified{"So Utility Company no Official Dispatch no Si Nsrahwɛ no So dua?"}
    Verified -->|"Dabi: Adwumayɛfo a Ɔyɛ Atoro anaasɛ Wɔn a Wɔannye No Adi"| CallPolice["MMUNE Ɔpon; To Akyi Apon Nyinaa mu; Frɛ 911 / Polisifo na Wɔmmɔ Impersonator amanneɛ wɔ Abansoro so"]
    Verified -->|"Yiw: Emergency Crew a Wɔagye atom"| EscortRule["To Akyi Apon mu Di kan; Ma Nneɛma a Ɛsom Boɔ Sie; Mma Nnyaw Odwumayɛni Da a Wɔnhwɛ no Wɔ Fie"]

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6 a wɔtaa de di dwuma wɔ ɔpon ano a wɔyɛ wɔn ho sɛ wɔyɛ wɔn ho ne sɛnea wohu wɔn¶

Adwumayɛfo a wɔahyehyɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ nneɛma a ɛtwetwe adwene-korɔn ne afie a wɔtow hyɛ mu no tu kwan kɔ ɔmantam no mu denam nkyerɛwee asia a ɛne mmara hyia kɛse a wɔayɛ sɛ ɛbɛma afiewuranom anya ehu, ntɛmpɛ, anaa tema adi dwuma. Fa anoyi ahorow asia yi ne wɔn frankaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛba ntɛm ara no gu wo tirim:

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Nea enti a ɛsɛ sɛ wode ano bua obi a wɔabɔ obi a ɔbɔ no BERƐ BIARA (Wunbue ɔpon no) .¶

Ankorankoro ahobammɔ ho nsɛm pii ka kyerɛ nkurɔfo sɛ: "Sɛ wunhu onipa a ɔwɔ wo pon ano a, yɛ komm kɛkɛ na yɛ wo ho sɛ wunni fie."

Mmarahyɛfoɔ a wɔhwehwɛ korɔnbɔ ho nsɛm bɔ kɔkɔ denneennen sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ komm berɛ a ɔhɔhoɔ bi abɔ mu awiabere. Nea enti a ɛte saa ni: 1. "Daytime Burglar Knock Test": Atenaeɛ mu korɔnbɔ dodoɔ no ara kɔ so awia hann kɛseɛ wɔ 10:00 AM ne 3:00 PM ntam berɛ a nsɛmmɔnedifoɔ fa no sɛ atenaeɛ no wɔ adwuma anaa sukuu. Ansa na obebu akyi mfɛnsere anaasɛ ɔbɛbɔ akyi pon bi mu no, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔkorɔmfo biara di kan nantew kɔ anim pon no mu na ɔbɔ mu denneennen simma 60 (ɔyɛ ne ho sɛ ɔrehwehwɛ ɔkraman a wayera anaasɛ ɔretɔn owia ahoɔden mfiri) hwɛ sɛ ebia obi wɔ mu anaa. 2. Dɛn na ɛba sɛ wode wo ho sie komm wɔ mu a: Sɛ wotena wo sofa so komm a wubu w’ani gu nea wɔabɔ no so a, ɔkorɔmfo no de ba awiei sɛ ofie no mu da mpan, nantew kɔ w’akyi gyaade a wɔabɔ ho ban no mu, na ɔbubu w’akyi patio ahwehwɛ pon anaasɛ ɔbɔ ne nan wɔ pon a wɔhoro nneɛma mu bere a wote fie no mu, na ɛdan agyapade ho nsɛmmɔnedi a wobetumi asiw ano no yɛ nea ɛyɛ hu anim ne anim ofie a wɔtow hyɛ mu. 3. Sɛnea wobɛtwa Knock Test no mu dwoodwoo: - Mma nnkɔ ahwehwɛ mfɛnsere bi a ɛwɔ wo pon mu a ɔhɔho no betumi ahu sɛ wo nkutoo na wowɔ fie, wo nkwakoraa ne mmerewa, anaa abofra da. - Mmom, gyina mita 2 (anammɔn 6) akyi wɔ ɔfasu a ɛyɛ den no akyi (anaasɛ fa wo Ring anaa Nest smartphone app no ​​di dwuma fi baabiara) na teɛm de nne a emu yɛ den, denneennen sɛ: "Yɛnni adagyew mprempren na yentumi mma ɔpon no ano, yɛsrɛ wo gyaw krataa biara wɔ abrannaa no so." - Hyɛ asɛmfua "Yɛn" a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ no nsow (ɛnyɛ "Me nkutoo na mewɔ fie" da). Sɛ wote onipa nne a n’ani da hɔ wɔ fie no mu a, ɛma awia adwowtwafo ɔha biara mu 99 dan wɔn ho fi w’agyapade so ntɛm ara.

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Sɛnea wɔbɛhwɛ sɛ obi a ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ utility adwumayɛfo, adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ, anaa kurow no mu odwumayɛni a ɔfata¶

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ɛsɛ sɛ obi a ɔyɛ gas ho adwuma, ɔhwɛfo a ɔhwɛ nsu a ɛretu, anaa telefon so nkitahodi kwan so adwumayɛfo nya mita bi a ɛwɔ dan ase anaa gyaade a wɔabɔ ho ban mu ankasa. Fa saa 4-Step Zero-Contact Verification Protocol yi di dwuma ansa na woabue apon anaa ɔpon bi da:

1. Anamɔn 1: Hwehwɛ Official Fleet Truck ne High-Visibility Markings wɔ Abɔnten so:
2. Hwɛ abansoro mfɛnsere anaa abɔnten mfoninitwa afiri mu: so official utility service truck bi a wɔasiesie no kɛse a ɛwɔ boom bokiti, utility fleet license plates, amber strobe beacons, ne daa company decals a wɔde asi curb no so wɔ hɔ? Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ bere nyinaa na wɔn a wɔyɛ wɔn ho sɛ wɔn ho no nam nantew so anaasɛ wɔtra sedan anaa van a enni agyiraehyɛde a esi afie abien ase mu.
3. Anamɔn 2: Bisa wɔn sɛ wɔmfa wɔn Photo ID Badge nkɔsi wo Video Doorbell Camera anaa Peephole:
4. Ma deadbolt no to mu na ka sɛ: "Mesrɛ wo fa wo company photo ID badge no kura centimeters 15 (inches 6) wɔ doorbell camera no anim sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a metumi akenkan wo din ne wo adwumayɛfo ID nɔma."
5. Anamɔn 3: Frɛ Utility Company no Official Number wɔ Wo Bill so (ƐNYƐ nɔma a nsrahwɛfo no de bɛma wo DA):
6. Nsisifo a wɔn ho akokwaw kura ID nkrataa a ɛnyɛ nokware a wɔayɛ no laminated a wɔatintim "Supervisor Verification Phone Number" a ɛbɔ ɔyɔnko bi a ɔte kar mu wɔ wo kar kwan no awiei ankasa.
7. Twe wo ɔsram biara anyinam ahoɔden, gas, anaa nsu ho ka ankasa (anaasɛ utility no official website) na frɛ wɔn customer service anaa ntɛmpɛ dispatch desk: "Hello, obi a wɔato din [Name] a ɔwɔ ID #[Number] wɔ m'anim pon ano wɔ [Address] a ɔkyerɛ sɛ ofi wo gas department. So wosomaa mfiridwumayɛfo bi baa me fie mprempren?"
8. Hyɛ no nsow: Nnwumakuw pii a wɔde nneɛma di dwuma wɔ United States, Canada, ne United Kingdom (te sɛ British Gas, Thames Water, Con Edison, PG&E, ne Hydro One) de "Doorstep Password Scheme" ma mpanyimfo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim ne wɔn a wonni ahobammɔ, baabi a ɛsɛ sɛ mfiridwumayɛfo ankasa biara a wɔde no bɛkɔ wo fie no ka wo kokoam asɛmfua a woadi kan apaw no ho asɛm ansa na woabue ɔpon no.
9. Anamɔn 4: Sɛ woma obi a wayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ obesiesie nneɛma akɔ mu da bi a, to anim ne akyi apon no mu wɔ wɔn akyi:
10. Sɛ wofa obi a ɔfata sɛ wotu kɔ baabi foforo, obi a ɔhohoro kapet, anaa obi a ɔyɛ nsu ho adwuma mpo a, nnyaw w’anim pon no da a wɔanto mu bere a wo ne wɔn nantew kɔ dan no ase no, efisɛ obi a ɔpɛ hokwan wɔ abɔnten so betumi akɔhyɛn mu a obiara renhu. To anim pon no mu bere a mfiridwumayɛfo no akɔ mu awie no, fa sika kotoku, sika kotoku, nsafe, ne nnuru a wɔkyerɛw ma obi no to mu wɔ baabi a obiara ntumi nhu, na tra fam koro no ara kosi sɛ ebefi hɔ.

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Hardware hardening: Wo front entry a wobɛhyɛ mu den atia "Push-In" anaa Kick-In ntua¶

Standard builder-grade residential front doors wɔ structural mmerɛwyɛ a ɛyɛ ahodwiriw: sɛ mpo wotɔ $250 heavy-duty ANSI Grade 1 deadbolt a, dade bolt no trɛw kɔ 3-centimeter (1.25-inch) kɔbere strike plate ketewaa bi a wɔde kura mu brɛoo fitaa pine pon trim abien nketewa 2-centimeter (¾-inch) nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn. Akuturuku biako a emu yɛ den anaa mmati a wɔde piapia no tetew saa nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn nketenkete abien no mu tẽẽ fi pine nsusuwso a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no mu wɔ sekan fã mu.

Wubetumi ama w’anim pon no ahobammɔ a ɛko tia akuturuku ne nea wɔde pia kɔ mu no akɔ soro ɔha biara mu nkyem 400 wɔ simma 30 mu de agye nea ennu dɔla 40:

• 1.1. Fa 7.5-cm kosi 9-cm (3-inch kosi 3.5-inch) Heavy-Duty Structural Screws si strike-plate screws ntiantiaa 2 no ananmu**:
• Yi nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn nketenkete abien a ne kɛse yɛ sɛntimita 2 (nsateakwaa ¾) a ɛkura wo deadbolt strike plate ne lower latch plate no mu kɔ ɔpon no mu.
• Fa 8-centimeter (3-inch) #10 anaa #12 structure wood screws (anaasɛ fa 120-centimeter / 48-inch dade Jamb Reinforcement Plate te sɛ Door Armor anaa StrikeMaster kit hyehyɛ mu). Saa nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a ne kɛse yɛ sɛntimita 8 no fa pine pon a ɛyɛ tratraa no mu koraa na ɛka sɛntimita 5 (nsateakwaa 2) kɔ akyiri wɔ 2x4 structural king stud a ɛyɛ den a ɛwɔ ɔfasu no mu no mu.
• 2.1. Fa Heavy-Duty Flip-Action Door Guardian anaa Jamb-Reinforced Swing Bar si kɔbere apon nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ananmu:
• Mfa nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a wɔde twetwe nneɛma a ɛwɔ soro nni dwuma da. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wunya anadwo latch a ɛto so abien wɔ mu a, fa heavy-duty spring-loaded jamb-mount flip lock (te sɛ Defender Security Flip Latch anaa Door Guardian) a wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a ne kɛse yɛ sɛntimita 7.5 (nsateakwaa 3) ahyɛ ɔhene stud no mu, na fa nea ɛto so abien si hɔ a ne sorokɔ yɛ sɛntimita 150 (nsateakwaa 60) sɛ wowɔ mmofra nkumaa a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛyɛ saa a kyinkyin fi adi.
• 3.1. Yɛ "Ahum Pon a Wɔato Mu / Ahobammɔ Screen Ɔpon" Airlock Buffer:
• Honam fam ahobammɔ biako pɛ a etu mpɔn sen biara a ɛko tia ɔpon a wɔpiapia mu adwowtwa ho no mu biako ne akyi aluminum anaa dade ahobammɔ screen pon a emu yɛ duru anaasɛ laminated-glass ahum pon a wɔde n’ankasa keyed deadbolt ahyɛ mu.
• Sɛ wode abɔnten dade ahobammɔ screen pon no toto mu bere nyinaa a, wubetumi abue wo mu nnua anim pon no ahu na wo ne nsrahwɛfo akasa pefee bere a dade ahama a wɔato mu anaa ahwehwɛ a wɔde ayɛ akwanside da so ara yɛ den wɔ wo ne abrannaa no ntam, na ɛmma obiara ntumi nkɔ ahurututu no so.
• 4.1. Fa 8-Mil Security Window Film anaa Frosted Privacy Film gu Glass Sidelights so:
• Sɛ w'anim pon no wɔ ahwehwɛ mfɛnsere teateaa a ɛda hɔ ("sidelights") wɔ ɔpon no ano pɛɛ a, ɔkorɔmfo betumi de hama abɔ ahwehwɛ no na ɔde wɔn nsa akɔ mu de adan deadbolt nsateaa-dan no wɔ sikani 3 mu, na ahɔho a wɔwɔ abrannaa so no betumi ahwɛ wo dan mu pɛɛ. Fa clear 8-mil tear-resistant security film (ne ɔkwan biako so awia kokoam sini anaa anifuraefo) gu fam-fam pon ahwehwɛ nyinaa so.

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Ahobammɔ nneyɛe a ɛfa ankorankoro a wɔtɔn wɔ intanɛt so gua so ("Facebook Marketplace / Craigslist" ahobammɔ) .¶

Ade foforo a ɛtaa de korɔnbɔ a wɔde piapia apon ano ba bere a ɔtefo bi kyerɛw ade a ne bo yɛ den (te sɛ iPhone, laptop, agodie afiri, dɔn, anaa dan mu nneɛma) din wɔ mpɔtam hɔ intanɛt so gua bi so na ɔde ne fie abɔnten address ma adetɔfo no ma ɔfa no.

Di mmara abiɛsa yi akyi bere biara a wobɛtɔn anaa wobɛtɔ nneɛma wɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ:

1. Mma nsa mfrɛ obi a onnya nhwehwɛɛ mu adetɔfo wɔ intanɛt so da sɛ ɔmmra wo fie address mu mma ɛlɛtrɔnik mfiri a wotumi fa so anaa nneɛma a ɛsom bo:
2. Mihyia katee wɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ Police Department "Safe Exchange Zone" (E-Commerce Safe Zone): kurow no mu polisifo mpɔtam ɔhaha pii ne sheriff adwumayɛbea ahorow hwɛ mmeae a wɔakyerɛ sɛ wɔde kar sisi, a kanea a ɛhyerɛn wom a ɛwɔ polisifo adwumayɛbea no abrannaa no anim pɛɛ a polisifo ahobammɔ mfoninitwa mfiri a ɛyɛ fɛ a wɔhwɛ so 24/7 a wɔde di dwuma titiriw ma ɔmanfo intanɛt so adetɔn ne mmofra a wɔhwɛ wɔn.
3. Sɛnea wobɛdi nneɛma a emu yɛ duru anaa mfiri a wɔtɔn a ɛsɛ sɛ wofa wɔ wo fie ho dwuma:
4. Ansa na adetɔfoɔ no bɛba no, tu dan mu nneɛma anaa mfiri no fi adi kɔ w’anim kar kwan so, bue garage apron, anaa anim abrannaa so sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a adetɔfoɔ no rennya biribiara a ɔbɛgyina so atwa w’anim pon aboboano akɔ wo fie da.
5. To ofie no mu pon a ɛne kar dan no di nkitaho no mu, ma ɔpanyin a ɔto so abien nka wo ho, na nnye "overpayment" checks da anaasɛ mma adetɔfo hokafo bi kwan mma ɔnhyɛn wo fie mfa aguaree nni dwuma.
6. Hyɛ dijitaal sikatua ntɛm ara wɔ w’ankasa sikakorabea app mu (Nnye screenshot a ɛwɔ adetɔfo no fon so nni da):
7. Adetɔfo a wɔyɛ nnaadaa taa kura atoro "Payment Sent" screen wɔ wɔn fon so na wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛfa ade no na wɔafi hɔ. Twɛn kosi sɛ w’ankasa sikakorabea app bɛkyerɛ sika a wɔasiesie no ansa na wode aguade no ama.

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Mmofra, mmabun, ne mpanyimfo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim a wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ "Apon ano Ahobammɔ Mmara" no.¶

Adwowtwafo a wɔtwetwe adwene no de wɔn ani si mpɔtam hɔ pɔtee wɔ bere mfɛnsere abien mu: anɔpa mfinimfini (10:00 AM kosi awia) bere a wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim a wɔakɔ pɛnhyen nkutoo wɔ fie, ne sukuu akyi (3:00 PM kosi 5:30 PM) bere a mmofra ne mmabun wɔ fie ansa na awofo afi adwuma aba.

Fa ofie mmara abien yi di dwuma ne abofra biara ne wo busuani a wanyin wɔ w’abusua mu:

1. "Mmofra Fie Nko" Mmara:
2. Mmofra ne mmabun a wɔwɔ fie nkutoo ƐNSƐ sɛ wobue ɔpon no mma obiara DA, a karkafo a wɔhyɛ ntade a wɔde kɔma nkurɔfo, nnipa a wɔhyɛ ntade a wɔde di dwuma, anaa afipamfo a wonnim wɔn wɔ ɔkwan a emu nna hɔ so ka ho.
3. Kyerɛkyerɛ mmofra nea wɔbɛka sɛ obi bɔ bere a ɔno nkutoo wɔ fie a: Nka da sɛ "Me maame ne me papa nni fie mprempren." Mmom no, ma abofra no mfa ɔpon a wɔato mu no mu nkasa (anaasɛ ma ɔwofo no mmua wɔ akyirikyiri denam video doorbell app no so mfi adwumam): "Me papa wɔ shower mu anaasɛ ɔrefrɛ adwuma mu mprempren ara na ontumi mma ɔpon no ano; mesrɛ wo gyaw no wɔ anammɔn no so."
4. "Nananom Check-Call" Mmara:
5. Fa nkaebɔ sticker kɛse bi a emu da hɔ gu ɔwofo a ne mfe akɔ anim anim pon no mu pɛɛ wɔ deadbolt no atifi a ɛkenkan sɛ: "GYINA: Mmue ɔpon no da anaasɛ wo ne odwumayɛni a ɔnnyɛ nhyehyɛe nkɔ gyaade hɔ da. Frɛ Abusua anaa Adwumakuw a Wɔde Di Dwuma Di Kan."

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Nsɛm a wɔtaa bisa¶

Dɛn nti na ɔhɔho bi a ɔhyɛ atade a ɛyɛ borɔdɔma bɔɔ me pon mu na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ memmra mmɛhwɛ ban anaa nnua a ɛwɔ m’akyi hɔ no?¶

Eyi ne adesua nhoma nhyehyɛe a wɔagye din a wɔde yɛ **Nnipa Baanu Adwene Ahorow Ahobammɔ**. Mma wo ne ɔhɔho bi a ɔnnyɛ nhyehyɛe nkɔ w’akyi anaa wo dan ase da a ɔbɔ wo pon mu a ɔkyerɛ sɛ ɔyɛ dua twitwafo, ban sohwɛfo, ɔdan atifi sohwɛfo, anaa nsu anaa nhama sohwɛfo. Bere a Accomplice #1 ma w’akyi dannan wɔ akyi gyaade no kyerɛ nnua anaa agyapade nhama simma abiɛsa no, Accomplice #2 bue w’anim pon a wɔantoto mu no komm, nantew kɔ wo mpa kɛse no mu tẽẽ, na owia agude, sika, ne nkrataa a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi yɛ obi a onnyaw sɛnkyerɛnne biako mpo a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ obi ma ɔhyɛn mu. Ma wo pon mu to mu, ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wɔmfa amanneɛbɔ biara a wɔakyerɛw nkɔma wɔn, na frɛ polisifo a wɔnyɛ ntɛm anaa 911 na mmɔ kuw bi a wosusuw sɛ wowia nneɛma a ɛtwetwe adwene a wɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ wo abɔnten so no amanneɛ.

So ɛyɛ nea ahobammɔ wom sɛ mɛbue m’anim pon no nsateakwaa kakraa bi a wɔde kɔbere ahobammɔ nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn no abɔ mu bere a ɔhɔho bi abɔ mu no?¶

Dabi: sɛ wubue ɔpon a wɔtra mu wɔ kɔbere nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a wɔde twetwe nneɛma anaa swing-bar latch a wɔtaa de di dwuma so a, ɛyɛ ahobammɔ ho atoro atenka a asiane wom. Nea edi kan no, nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn nketenkete a ɛkura kɔbere nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn bi mu ma ɛyɛ ɔpon a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no pae ntɛm ara wɔ mmati a wɔde piapia denneennen ase. Nea ɛto so abien no, bere a wobɛpaapae wo nnua pon a emu yɛ duru no mu sɛntimita 5 (nsateakwaa 2) no, ɔtowhyɛfo bi a ɔwɔ abrannaa so betumi de dade nansoaa a ɛwɔ wɔn mpaboa no mu anaa akɔre a wɔde hyɛ mu no abɔ aponkɛse no mu, na asiw wo kwan sɛ wobɛpia ɔpon no mu ato mu bere a wɔhyɛ wɔn ma wɔkɔ mu no. Bere nyinaa ma deadbolt titiriw no to mu ɔha biara mu nkyem 100 na fa ɔpon a wɔato mu denneennen anaa video pon so dɔn intercom so kasa.

Sɛ ɔhɔho bi bɔ me pon mu anadwo dasum ka sɛ wɔakɔ kar akwanhyia mu anaasɛ obi retaa wɔn akyi a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ?¶

Bere a wo nkate a edi kan sɛ obi a ɔwɔ ayamhyehye ne sɛ wubebue ɔpon no de aboa no, adwumayɛfo a wɔtow hyɛ fie so a wɔkyere nkurɔfo we no taa de "ɔde a wɔkyere nkurɔfo sie" (a ɔbabun bi a ɔresu, ɔbea bi a ɔka sɛ ɔyɛ ofie basabasayɛ, anaa ɔbarima bi a ɔka sɛ kar asɛe ka ho) di dwuma de daadaa afiewuranom ma wobue wɔn pon ano 2:00 AM bere a wɔn a wɔka ho a wokurakura akode de wɔn ho ahintaw nnua a ɛwɔ abrannaa no nkyɛn. **Mmue ɔpon no da.** Mmom no, wubetumi de mmoa ankasa a egye nkwa ɔha biara mu nkyem 100 ama a womfa w’abusua ahobammɔ nto asiane mu: fa ɔpon no to asiane mu, dannan wo abɔnten abrannaa so kanea a ɛhyerɛn no, ka kyerɛ onipa no fa ɔpon no mu *"Mede me pon no mu toto mu, na me ne 911 wɔ ntam mprempren a meresoma polisifo ne nnuruyɛfo a wɔboa wo no,"* na ma 911 dispatcher no soma patrol cruiser a ɛkɔ w’abrannaa so wɔ simma kakraa bi mu.

So kurow mu nsu, gas, anaa anyinam ahoɔden adwumakuw bi a ɔyɛ adwuma betumi ahwehwɛ wɔ mmara kwan so sɛ ɔbɛba me fie mu a onni nhyehyɛe biara?¶

Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wosiesie mita daa, wɔhwehwɛ sika a wɔbɔ, anaa wɔsɔ nsuo pa hwɛ a, nnwumakuw a wɔde nsuo di dwuma **nhyɛn ankorankoro fie mu da** a wɔnyɛ nhyehyɛeɛ mma sɛ wɔbɛkɔ akɔhwɛ anaasɛ wɔadi kan akyerɛw amanneɛbɔ akɔma (na wɔsɔ nsuo pa hwɛ wɔ mmɔnten so nsuo a ɛkɔ nsuo mu, na ɛnyɛ adididan mu sink). *Nea ɛka ho* nkutoo ne **abrabɔ-ahobammɔ utility ntɛmpɛ** a ɛyɛ nnam, a wotumi di ho adanse** (te sɛ abɔde mu mframa kɛse a ɛretu wɔ wo block so), wɔ saa tebea yi mu no wubehu utility lɔre ahorow a wɔahyɛ no agyirae, akanea a ɛrehyerɛn, ne mpɛn pii no municipal odumgyafo mfiri wɔ abɔnten, na woda so ara betumi ahwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wɔn ho wɔ sikani 30 mu denam wo utility no nɔma a ɛyɛ ntɛm a ɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew 24 a ɛyɛ aban de anaa 911 a wobɛfrɛ ansa na woayɛ no so ɔpon no a wobue.

So ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ komm na meyɛ me ho sɛ obiara nni fie bere a ɔhɔho bi bɔ me pon ano dɔn awiabere no?¶

Dabi: sɛ obi bɛyɛ komm koraa bere a obi abɔ awiabere no yɛ asiane efisɛ awia akorɔnfo yɛ nhyehyɛe bɔ anim apon mu hwehwɛ afie a hwee nni mu ansa na wɔadi akɔneaba akɔbɔ akyi pon no mu anaasɛ wɔabubu akyi abrannaa mfɛnsere. Sɛ́ anka wobɛyɛ komm (na sɛ́ anka wubebue ɔpon no), san gyina wo ho fi ɔpon no ahwehwɛ biara ho na teɛm denneennen de nne a emu yɛ den teɛm sɛ: *"Yɛnni adagyew na yentumi mma ɔpon no ano mprempren, yɛsrɛ wo gyaw no wɔ abrannaa so."* Sɛ wobɔ onipa no kɔkɔ sɛ nnipa te fie hɔ a, ɛma awiabere akorɔmfo nantew kɔ ntɛm ara bere a wode wo pon a wɔato mu no si wo ne ɔhɔho no ntam denneennen no.

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Sources a wɔhwɛɛ mu¶

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, United States) & Amanaman Ntam Polisifo Panyin Fekuw (IACP): Adwowtwa a Ɛtwetwe Adwene, Nneɛma a Wɔde Di Dwuma Ho Nhyehyɛe, ne Ɔpon ano Pish-In Robbery Prevention Guidelines.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC, United States) & Amerika Nnipa a Wɔakɔ Pɛnhyen Fekuw (AARP Fraud Watch Network): Utility Impersonator Scams, Apon ano Afiri a Wɔde Di Dwuma, ne Mpanyimfo Fie Ntua Siw Ano.
• UK Home Office, Metropolitan Police Service, & Age UK (United Kingdom): Tow, Gyina, Nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn, na Hwɛ: Gyina Atoro Frɛfo, Akorɔmfo a Wɔtwetwe Adwene, ne Utility Doorstep Password Nhyehyɛe a Wɔde Di Dwuma.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP, Canada) & Competition Bureau Canada: Fie Ahobammɔ, Ɔpon ano Apon a Wɔyɛ Wɔn Ho Nsisi, ne Nneyɛe a Wɔde Fa Nneɛma Kɔma a Ahobammɔ.
• Ɔman Nsɛmmɔnedi a Wɔde Siw Ano Bagua (NCPC, United States): Atrae Pon a Wɔhyɛ mu Den, Adwumayɛban mu Mprɛte a Wɔyɛ no Den, ne Awiabere Korɔn a Wɔsiw ano.

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Akwankyerɛ ahorow a ɛfa ho¶

• Ofie a wɔbue ne korɔnbɔ mu nkwagye
• Swatting hoax response and surviving an armed police raid
• Package korɔnbɔ ne abrannaa so adwowtwa a wosiw ano
• Scams and fraud emergency response
• Mpanyimfo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ no ntɛm ara
• Gas a ɛretu a wohu ne nea wɔde yi fi hɔ
• Nnɔmba ahorow a egye ntɛmpɛ