NOW HEAR THIS...NOT ALL THIEVES
ARE STUPID!!
1. A friend of a
friend left their car in the long-term parking at San
Jose while away, and someone broke into the car. Using
the information on the car's registration in the glove
compartment, they drove
the car to the people's home in Pebble Beach and robbed
it. So I guess if we are going to leave the car in
long-term parking, we should not leave the
registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote
garage door opener. This gives us something to think
about with all our new electronic
technology.
2.
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.
3.
MOBILE PHONES
I never thought of
this.......
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already withdrawn.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withdrawn all the money from their bank
account.
Moral of the
lesson:
a. 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....
b. And
very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked
through texts, CONFIRM by calling
back.
c. Also, when you're being
texted 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
*
I never thought about the above!
As
of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell
phone.
Even if this does not pertain
to you....Pass it on to your family and
friends.
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