David Avadon dead at 60
byDavid Avadon, a friend and associate of mine, died of a heart attack in a gym in Los Angeles. David was recently billed as…
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At the Microsoft conference in Slovenia
byThe Slovene driver sped along the autostrade, disco crackling on the radio, fast-chomping gum, taking and making phone calls as if he runs another…
Bob Arno on competitive intelligence
byI (@bobarno) recently wrote about my reluctance to use Twitter and the pros and cons of sharing information with everyone who might be a…
On Twittering or not
byI love to look at Bambi’s Twitter communication. Short snappy funny bitchy snarky bright messages 140 characters long. I envy her exchanges. I wish…
Hiring a professional thief
byGreat feature article on Bob Arno in the March/April 2009 issue of American Entertainment Magazine. Full of quotes, reads like advertising copy. Terrible website,…
Dutch prostitute raves about Bob Arno
byWalking through Amsterdam’s red light district, we reminisced about the three months we lived at the Krasnapolsky, around the corner. As we wandered, Bob…
Bob Arno on “Lie to me”
byI watched the first two episodes of Fox Network’s new television program Lie to Me, whose main character is loosely based on Paul Ekman,…
Bob Arno in Swedish press
byWay back on July 7, 2008, I wrote that the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet interviewed Bob Arno, and I promised a link when available. The…
Bob Arno in the news
byBob Arno, the go-to guy on street scams, was on the NBC Weekend Today show on November 22. He was on Fox & Friends…
Scooter-riding bandits
byStung by a Wasp: Scooter-Riding Bandits Buzz Bob and Bambi I didn’t think it could happen to me. There was no forewarning. One moment…
Hoodwinked a success
byThe Hoodwinked show tour was a resounding success. I’d like to credit the director, Jim Millan, for his vision and clever construction of the…
Show of cons and scams
byHoodwinked opened Tuesday night at the gorgeous State Theater in Easton, PA. It was the first show of our five-city east coast tour and…
Paper interviews Bob Arno re Hoodwinked
byTheatrical pickpockets, con men seek to entertain and educate in …˜Hoodwinked’ Article in today’s Schenectady Daily Gazette
In memory of Holger Enge
byHow did I learn to become a pickpocket? That’s the most common question I get after my presentations and during television interviews. They want…
Muscat souk
byThere was plenty of clowning around in Muscat last week. In the souk, Bob put a camera on a tripod and walked away from…
See Bob Arno live
byBob and I are proud to announce our mini East Coast tour this November. We’re excited to be doing a ticketed show, open to…
Bob Arno on redflagging as criminal profiling
by[Finally, a few words from Bob Arno.] As we travel the world every year, we interact with organized crime figures, street criminals, and security…
Kevin Mitnick redflagged
byAt the Atlanta airport last week, a limo driver stood holding a sign marked “Bob Arno.” Next to him stood another driver holding a…
Interviewing thieves
byCaught-in-the-act criminals aren’t always keen on conversation. “Why I should talk to you!” some say. We’ve been threatened with rocks, hit, spit upon, flipped…
Bob Arno on thiefhunting
byA Thief on Thieves Conning Criminals into Conversation Las Vegas — Who said it takes a thief to know a thief? The Tall Swede…
Bolshoi Bandits: more pickpockets in Russia
byThe Bolshoi Bandits and the Crosswalk Czar In which Bob Arno and his fancy accessory spy on the Russians. St. Petersburg, Russia— I was…
Chortle reviews Just For Laughs
byThe UK comedy guide Chortle.co.uk reviewed the Just For Laughs Craig Ferguson Gala. The most interesting part of the review: The next act, Bob…
Bob Arno in Just For Laughs
byMontreal, July 18—Hospital instead of curtain call for Bob Arno at the end of his performance in the televised Just For Laughs Gala, Friday…
Russian Rip-off: pickpockets and thugs, part 5 of 5
byPickpockets in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, a few weeks later—We loaded ourselves with video equipment this time, and headed straight for the Metro corner….
Hoodwinked, the show
by“If it weren’t onstage, it would be illegal” —The Montreal Gazette Montreal—Our new show, Hoodwinked, opened July 15 in the Gesù Theatre as part…
Russian Rip-off: pickpockets and thugs, part 4 of 5
bySt. Petersburg— “They think I robbed you,” he said. By then it must have been obvious to the cops that we were not Mohammed’s…
Russian Rip-off: pickpockets and thugs, part 3 of 5
bySt. Petersburg—Pseudo-cops!” we thought: bandits who pretend to be police. We’re about to be robbed! At the same time, I thought: no, we’re about…
Hoodwinked
byMontreal—Pardon this little interruption in the Russian Rip-off 5-part story. For our Canadian friends and fans, Bob and I would like to announce one…
Russian Rip-off: St. Petersburg pickpockets and thugs, part 2 of 5 (video)
bySt. Petersburg pickpockets St. Petersburg—we were surrounded by five hostile faces. Shaking inside, we stood firm until the men stalked off. Bob and I…
Russian Rip-off: pickpockets and thugs
bySt. Petersburg— The beefiest of the five Mongolian thugs shoved his fist in front of Bob’s face, thrust forward his chin, and stared. Bob…