NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID
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 inthe 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 robbed 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 contentsSomething 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 onelse 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 When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 hadactually 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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bankaccount.
Moral lesson: these are not things that i have experience w/, but am happy to learn what to do.
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 tomeet "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.
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.
Moral lesson: these are not things that i have experience w/, but am happy to learn what to do.
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.
Sent by RN