Hmmm...Something to think about
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car
broken into while they were at a football match. 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 up the house.
It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its
contents.
Here's something else I had never thought about.......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all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their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: 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* I never thought about THAT!
As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.
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