Originally Posted by Athena53
Two thoughts: in a thread on mugging, someone suggested carying a cheap wallet with a few $ worth of local currency and a bunch of those stupid fake credit cards you get with credit card solicitations in the mail. Their suggestion was to throw it out on the street and run madly in the opposite direction if mugged. I'm thinking of just keeping one in my back pocket to attract pickpockets on crowded subways. By the time they get out at the next stop and check their "winnings", I'll be out of range.
I read on a travel board about someone who heard a group of travelers cackling over drinks in Paris. It seems the travelers were on a subway and one woman had her wallet stolen. Of course, before getting on the subway she had taken a cheap wallet and glued razor blades to the edges, and then left it where it could be seen inside an open purse. They had apparently been able to see and hear the pickpocket howl in pain as he hit the sidewalk running.