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With
all the new electronic technology - this experience gives all of us
something to think about.
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.
1. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house.
2. They then used the Garage Remote Control to open the garage door and
gain entry to the house.
3. 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.
4. 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
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 husband from a Pay Phone telling him
what had happened, he said 'I received your text asking about our
Pin Number and I've replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to the Bank, their money was already withdrawn.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withdrawn considerable amount of money from their Bank Account.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 them 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.
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