10 Most Interesting Gangs

From the late 1800s to the 1950s, a fearsome syndicate controlled London’s West End. They made clothing with hidden pockets. They sent people running when they got close. Expert shoplifters made up the group. They became so good they moved from London and made cells in other European countries. They were 19Forty Elephants is in the list '10 Most Interesting Gangs'.Century shoplifters? What makes that weird?

The Forty Elephants were.an entirely female organization.Well-to-do British ladies walked into high-end shops. They pocketed the most expensive merchandise and left. Together, they built an empire. They gave a new meaning to “girl gang.”

Some sex workers in Thailand rob tourists. They pretend to be interested. They rub liquid rohypnol on their nipples. They let marks lick them. Then they wait for the victims to pass out. While the men sleep, the culprits rob them and run. These women earn points for their fun name: theNotorious Nipple Gang..

The Dinner Set Gang operated in the '60s and '70s. These guys used a unique method. First, they watched their targets and learned their routines. Their targets were always very rich men and women living in big homes, mostly near water. The Dinner Set Gang's method centers on their name: they broke into a home and took jewelry and cash.while their victims ate dinner downstairs.

They saw people ignored other parts of the house when eating. Large houses on water helped. The group often used boats to approach and escape. Burglaries stopped in the 1980s. Cases stayed unsolved until the 1990s when the group restarted and was finally caught.

The Mohocks.were a street gang terrorizing London in the early 1700s. Members were wealthy, but they never stole. Instead, they disfigured targets. They were known for a brutal attack called “tipping the lion”: they broke a person’s nose and gouged out their eyes. Pleasant, right?

Sukebans are Japanese girl gangs that started in the 1960s. Initially, they acted like delinquents, sneaking cigarettes at school and acting like disaffected youth. Later, they got involved in crimes like shoplifting. In the seventies, the Kanto Women Delinquent Alliance, the largest sukeban group, had 20,000 members. They had bright hair and wore customized school uniforms with gang symbols. Membership dropped in the ‘80s and ‘90s but is rising again now.

Hell’s Angels is an infamous American biker gang. This fact is a refresher. You ignore their notorious violence. But their initiation ritual Hunter S. Thompson saw while researching his book remains.Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible SagaThat is really weird. Just let him explain.let him explain:

Every Angel recruit attends his initiation wearing new Levis and a jacket with cut sleeves and a clean emblem on the back. The ceremony changes by chapter, but defiling the new uniform stays the main point. They collect dung and urine during the meeting. They pour it on the newcomer’s head like a baptism. Or, the recruit strips naked while the slop is poured over them, and others stomp it in. That is the process.

Piranhas hunt in Venezuela. The vicious fish did not evolve to live above water or chase people in the streets. Street gangs hunt women with long hair instead. They rush a woman with long, exposed locks. The culprits cut her hair. They sell the hair to salons for extensions, earning significant money, up to $1,000, according to Sky News.

Some women fear attacks. They cut their hair and donate it to charities making wigs for cancer patients. Vanessa Castillo cut her hair before it was taken. She cried while it was shorn, stating, "It is better to give it to kids with cancer than have the Piranhas steal it." President Nicolas Maduro promised agencies investigate and stop the attacks.

The guilty parties escaped this scheme. The Cutters, a well-organized crime gang, stole over $1 million from the Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas. That was one job. The ring hit many other casinos globally, taking over $10 million.

Nick McMaster at Newserexplained how their scam works: “They use the baccarat custom. The dealer lets a player cut the deck after shuffling. The 'cutter' puts a tiny camera in a sleeve or cufflink. This device films the suit, value, and order of the cards. With this data, a second group of cheaters sits next to their secret partner.”

Ghanaian young cyber criminals use juju priests as a secret weapon. Juju priests lead traditional West African religions and guide Internet thieves through rituals they claim boost scam success. Cybercrime in Ghana is 'Sakawa,' and those who commit it are 'Sakawa boys.' This is more than a crime; it is a lifestyle. Sakawa movies exist. Sakawa boys show themselves: they wear flashy clothes, drive fancy cars, and wear gold jewelry.This has become an epidemic in Ghana.The government has no idea how to fight this.

Biker gangs in Japan, called bosozoku, modify their bikes in strange, flamboyant ways. These groups gained prominence in the 1970s. Bosozoku did what biker gangs do: they fought rivals and taunted the police. These organizations mainly consisted of teenagers and young adults. They wore matching jumpsuits, and though most are gone now,Still, some bosozoku groups operate.Bosozoku appears in the list '10 Most Interesting Gangs'.