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the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn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.
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