NOT ALL
THIEVES ARE STUPID
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1. LONG - TERM PARKING
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. Twenty 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bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
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Moral 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.
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, please let your family and friends know so they
don't get caught in a scam.
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