Carry your pocketbook in a tight fist, just like a football player. Away from the curb to prevent motorcycle or car drive-by handbag snatching grabs, hug it to your ribs with one arm. However, if a purse thief manages to take it, throw it away and rush to safety while screaming for assistance. Don’t put yourself in danger by battling for your pocketbook.

 

Even better, keep a fake wallet in your purse that contains a bunch of little money and phony credit cards. After that, conceal your valuables in clothing. You won’t be tempted to battle for your wallet if you do this.

Maintain ready access to pepper spray and a personal security alarm (noisemaker or screamer). You can learn how to use them most efficiently on those sites.

Women crossing a sidewalk near the curb should be on the lookout for motorcycle riders who steal their purses. If you must stroll to the curb, keep your purse away from it.

Be on the lookout for motorcycle drivers who aim their vehicles at stopped traffic. They slam and seize. In other words, they smash your car’s passenger-side glass and steal your purse. They’ll even enter partially to take it out from behind your seat. For their convenience, place a “dummy purse” on the passenger seat. If you keep your actual pocketbook under your seat, they will just grab the dummy and run away. Keep your passenger-side window down if the weather permits to avoid breakage. (Also, don’t leave your parked car when you depart with your bag visible.

Those are just some of the things you can do to protect your purse from being snatched , but this lady has some unusual ways of protecting her bag ,which is to wrap a cloth around her waist along with her bag , so that criminals won’t be able to snatch it.