Beware of WHAT’s in your Wallet, Cell, Car or GPS

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT! I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU!

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 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
>
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 withdrawn.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.
>
> Moral of the lesson:
>
> 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.
>
> *PLEASE PASS THIS ON!

All the best,
Harriet
www.HarrietMartin.com
www.MLHSSouthFlorida.com