FatB Posted March 30, 2010 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. (Or don't leave it in your car in the first place...) 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 When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Castro Posted March 30, 2010 Originally posted by fatboy: 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. LOL @ nearby gas station. Anyone who needs a GPS to find their way home should be severely beaten then robbed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juxa Posted March 30, 2010 someone left there mobile in my office, i called ''mom'' and she almost had a heart attack, she cont speak good english and by the time i found an arabic speaker she worked herself into a state i felt horrible the whole day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nin-Yaaban Posted March 30, 2010 Just program the address for the local police station and pray to god they're dumb enuff to believe it's ur house and rob it. ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamaavi Posted March 30, 2010 Originally posted by fatboy: 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. i NEVER use sms text for meeting up. I also don't respond unless they say YELLO ma imaqashaa... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
