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Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
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Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
From a personal e-mail to me. Good stuff to know to protects us. Blessings, CZ
Their plans to steal from us have really escalated!!!
This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology. 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.
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 When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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 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..
*PLEASE PASS THIS ON
* I never thought about the above!
As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.
Even if this does not pertain to you....Pass it on to your family & friends
Their plans to steal from us have really escalated!!!
This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology. 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.
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 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..
*PLEASE PASS THIS ON
* I never thought about the above!
As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.
Even if this does not pertain to you....Pass it on to your family & friends
czinser- Elite Member
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
real excellent info plus something to think about
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
Sounds like the crooks are definitely getting smarter with all the technology that is out there.
Thanks for passing this along CZ, I have some friends I want to pass this along to.
Thanks for passing this along CZ, I have some friends I want to pass this along to.
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
CZ, thanks for sharing this... important to be aware, as most here probably don't think like crooks do and need to be aware of this perspective. :shock:
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
It's nice to have all of the latest gagets but not when it leads to you getting robbed for sure.
Once this RV happens we are all going to have to be more careful than we can imagine. Try to buy all of the insurance protection just in case. Especially when the Bank Accounts are large.
Hope we can all help each other and stay safe otherwise our blessing may turn into a tragety..
With all of the imagination of the crooks they probably could have made a great income legitimately if they would have gone in that direction.
Peppermint Patti...
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Once this RV happens we are all going to have to be more careful than we can imagine. Try to buy all of the insurance protection just in case. Especially when the Bank Accounts are large.
Hope we can all help each other and stay safe otherwise our blessing may turn into a tragety..
With all of the imagination of the crooks they probably could have made a great income legitimately if they would have gone in that direction.
Peppermint Patti...
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"Only one life will soon be passed, only what's done for Christ will last."
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
I am going to pass this on to family and friends. Thanks CZ
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
AWESOME, AWESOME! THANKS GREAT POST
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/gps.asp
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Re: Look at what the thieves are doing to us now!!! 1-20-12
Thanks TRB, I had a feeling and was just gonna check myself ... thought it looked familiar.
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