NOW HEAR THIS...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID!!!
1. Some people 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.
Someone 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. CELL PHONES
I never thought of this.......
This lady has now changed her habit of how she
lists her names on her cell 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already withdrawn.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20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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.
4. Purse in the grocery cart scam...
A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and
left her purse sitting in the children's seat of the cart while she
reached something off a shelf...wait till you read the WHOLE story! Her
wallet was stolen, and she reported it to the store personnel.
After returning home, she received a phone call
from the Mall Security to say that they had her wallet and that although
there was no money in it, it did still hold her personal papers. She
immediately went to pick up her wallet, only to be told by Mall Security
that they had not called her. By the time she returned home again, her
house had been broken into and burglarized. The thieves knew that by
calling and saying they were Mall Security, they could lure her out of
her house long enough for them to burglarize it.
*PLEASE PASS THIS ON
Even if this does not pertain to you....Pass it
on to your family and friends.
