[cahc] Fw: NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID

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                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:

                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them all the money was already withdrawn.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 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.

                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.



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