How to recognize it?

For an intelligent eye, it's not very difficult to tell the difference between a real home alarm and fake equipment, even from a distance. This is especially true when it comes to false first price alarms, with a quality of imitation that leaves no room for doubt. The materials and assembly of these first-price devices quickly reveal their factitious nature. Some false alarms push realism a notch further, sometimes looking for details a little too much to be credible. There are thus fake motorized cameras, or devices equipped with wiring to simulate a power supply by means of the home network.

Thieves and burglars know how an alarm works: they can also spot the signs that differentiate a real security system from a false home alarm. For example, they will see if the accesses to the house include a plaque or sticker indicating the contact details of a security professional or will take a closer look at the premises to check if other equipment is hidden behind the detector. In evidence. They are also attentive to the chosen locations, the orientation of the devices and all other signs that make the difference between a dummy object posed by an amateur and a real alarm system installed by a professional.

If need be, they simply need to test the dummy equipment without exposing themselves: by throwing an object into a window, they quickly discover if the small housing that looks like a detector really works.