Intelligent Thieves

  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. 

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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. 

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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 

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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. 

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Moral of the lesson: 

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   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... 
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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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Even if this does not pertain to you...

Pass it on to your family and friends.. 

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