Booster bag
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A booster bag is a hand-made bag
used to shoplift
, typically from retail stores, libraries, and any other location employing security detectors to deter theft. The booster bag can be an ordinary shopping bag
, backpack
, pocketed garment, or other inconspicuous container
whose inside is lined with a special material, typically multiple layers of aluminium foil.
An item is placed inside the booster bag (effectively a Faraday cage
). Electronic security tags
inside the bag may not be detected by security panels in the detector antennas at the store exit.
Booster bags have been used by professional shoplifters for several years. Using them, a shoplifter can steal dozens of items with very little effort.
Bag
- Types of flexible containers :* Antistatic bag, used for shipping electronic components* Bag-In-Box* Bin bag, garbage bag, or trash bag* Book bag* Bulk bag, a name for a flexible intermediate bulk container* Burn bag* Diplomatic bag* Duffel bag...
used to shoplift
Shoplifting
Shoplifting is theft of goods from a retail establishment. It is one of the most common property crimes dealt with by police and courts....
, typically from retail stores, libraries, and any other location employing security detectors to deter theft. The booster bag can be an ordinary shopping bag
Shopping bag
Shopping bags are medium sized bags, typically around 10-20 litres in volume , that are often used by grocery shoppers to carry home their purchases...
, backpack
Backpack
A backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions...
, pocketed garment, or other inconspicuous container
Container
Container may refer to:* Items used to contain, store, and transport products, such as:** Carton** Bottle** Can , several meanings* Shipping containers include** Crate** Wooden box...
whose inside is lined with a special material, typically multiple layers of aluminium foil.
An item is placed inside the booster bag (effectively a Faraday cage
Faraday cage
A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure formed by conducting material or by a mesh of such material. Such an enclosure blocks out external static and non-static electric fields...
). Electronic security tags
Electronic article surveillance
Electronic article surveillance is a technological method for preventing shoplifting from retail stores or pilferage of books from libraries. Special tags are fixed to merchandise or books. These tags are removed or deactivated by the clerks when the item is properly bought or checked out...
inside the bag may not be detected by security panels in the detector antennas at the store exit.
Booster bags have been used by professional shoplifters for several years. Using them, a shoplifter can steal dozens of items with very little effort.