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 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.
MOBILE PHONE
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money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their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:
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.