NOT ALL THIEVES ARE
STUPID
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1.. Some people in
CA
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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.
2. GPS.
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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.
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.
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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. ~
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3. CELL PHONES
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
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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.
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.
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Moral of the lesson:
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a. Do not disclose the relationship between you and the
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...
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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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4. Purse in the grocery cart scam...
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A lady went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left her
~ 4. Purse in the grocery cart scam...
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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.
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ALERT * * * PLEASE PASS THIS ON
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Even if this does not pertain to you...
Even if this does not pertain to you...
Pass it on to your family and
friends..
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