abou khaled
Junior Member
A must read if you have one
> > This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic
> > technology.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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 tell ing
> > 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 bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn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.
> >
> >
> >
> > This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic
> > technology.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > 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 tell ing
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
