A former burglar revealed some tips to help you keep your home safe this Christmas.

During the holiday season, vulgar thieves target houses filled with technology products and expensive gifts.

On Reddit, former criminals told people how to protect their homes around Christmas.

Christmas Eve will exacerbate concerns about family safety, because many of us store high-value items for the purpose of giving them to relatives on Christmas Day.

A former burglar emphasized the importance of locking doors, windows and sheds.

He also told people to plant thorny flowers under the windows.

The thief said: "Any safe that is not bolted and small enough to hold 1-2 people is not safe at all."

On the forum, former thieves and former victims of thefts gathered to reveal the best hiding places for valuables.

At the beginning of the post, a Reddit user shared their unusual techniques to prevent potential intrusions.

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Poster recommendation: "Glue a spare key (not a key to open important things) under your doormat. Isn't it weird?"

Fake keys under the doormat will deter thieves because they will feel "rumbling" immediately and therefore are unlikely to enter your property further because you are likely to be ready for further "traps" to catch them.

The savvy security fan explained: "A few years ago, in addition to installing a camera, I did this.

"In the past few years, I have seen this exact scene: the thief walked to the door, checked under the mat, tried to grab the key without success, went backwards, looked around to see if anyone was watching (probably because they thought They fall into some traps/pranks where they are being watched) and leave.

"They won't even look for other ways to enter, because it will make them feel scared."

If the thief does enter your house, even a safe is not a foolproof option when breaking in, because a thief admits that it is their first thing.

Therefore, the forum continues to share the best place to hide valuables.

A woman suggested two weird hiding places. She said: "The former crime reporter here. The tampon box and cat litter are very good. I have also seen safe fake sockets."

Many posters recommend buying real and fake cameras, as well as a "beware of the dog" sign to further deter thieves.

Many people also agree that a messier home is a better sign that someone is at home because the super tidy house makes the family look like they are on vacation.

One person wrote that proving untidy is rewarded: "Someone broke into my house and checked everything-took all the money and jewelry they could find.

"Except for my room, it was messy at first. I had 800 euros and gold earrings on my desk and I was sitting there. The thief opened the door. Nothing moved."

Agree, another person had a similar experience, he said: "My house was stolen by a so-called friend. He missed the most valuable thing so far. It was just a safe sitting on the laundry floor. He missed It’s because I’m a scumbag with dirty clothes and towels on my body. So being untidy saved me more than $35,000.”

The long post finally warned homeowners not to share holiday posts on social media in real time to avoid sharing the house vacant and invest in automatic lighting to make the house look like someone is at home.

Just like Kevin McAllister did in "Home Alone".

They said not to leave the key at the door because: "The number of stolen cars that a thief stepped into the house and picked up the key of the family car and left immediately is sad."

A former carjacker warned people to never save your address as "home" in the car’s satellite navigation, because thieves may steal your home and car keys, and the car can easily cause them to rob you empty house.

Those who care about family safety flocked to it because it received thousands of comments and attention.

For more information, here are five tricks that thieves use before breaking in, from chalk marking to kidney beans thrown at your door

In order, the former thieves revealed how they chose the house as their target-from lighting clues to putting trash cans outside

More importantly, watch this thief break into the house, try on the victim’s clothes, do some housework and DIY

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