I never thought of this.



Imagine depends a bit on where you llive but interesting.
     
            This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic 
            technology. 
              
            GPS 
            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            money was already withdrawn.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 text 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
           
     



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