Mnguy2007
11-30-2011, 08:57 AM
GPS
A couple of weeks ago a
friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into
while they were at a football game.
Their car was parked
on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted
to football fans.
Things stolen from the
car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had
been
prominently mounted on the dashboard.
When the victims got
home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything
worth anything had been stolen.
The thieves had used the
GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote
control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew
the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled
to finish and so
they knew how much time they had to clean out
the house.
It would
appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its
contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it. Put a nearby address
(like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need
to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were
stolen.
MOBILE
PHONES
This lady has now
changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile
phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone,
credit card, wallet... Etc...was stolen.
20 minutes later when
she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had
happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin number
and I've replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to
the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already
withdrawn. The thief had actually used the
stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin
number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from
their
bankaccount.
Moral of the
lesson:
Do
not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact
list..
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom,
etc....
And
very importantly, when sensitive info is
being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling
back.
Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them
somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message
came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going
places to meet 'family and friends' who text
you.
PLEASE PASS THIS
ON
A couple of weeks ago a
friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into
while they were at a football game.
Their car was parked
on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted
to football fans.
Things stolen from the
car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had
been
prominently mounted on the dashboard.
When the victims got
home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything
worth anything had been stolen.
The thieves had used the
GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote
control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew
the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled
to finish and so
they knew how much time they had to clean out
the house.
It would
appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its
contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it. Put a nearby address
(like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need
to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were
stolen.
MOBILE
PHONES
This lady has now
changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile
phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone,
credit card, wallet... Etc...was stolen.
20 minutes later when
she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had
happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin number
and I've replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to
the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already
withdrawn. The thief had actually used the
stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin
number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from
their
bankaccount.
Moral of the
lesson:
Do
not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact
list..
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom,
etc....
And
very importantly, when sensitive info is
being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling
back.
Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them
somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message
came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going
places to meet 'family and friends' who text
you.
PLEASE PASS THIS
ON