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FatB   

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. (Or don't leave it in your car in the first place...)

 

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money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their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

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.

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Castro   

Originally posted by fatboy:

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.

LOL @ nearby gas station. Anyone who needs a GPS to find their way home should be severely beaten then robbed.

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Juxa   

someone left there mobile in my office, i called ''mom'' and she almost had a heart attack, she cont speak good english and by the time i found an arabic speaker she worked herself into a state

 

i felt horrible the whole day.

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Kamaavi   

Originally posted by fatboy:

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.

:D:D i NEVER use sms text for meeting up. I also don't respond unless they say YELLO ma imaqashaa...

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