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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1100201" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>I have none of these toys......This was sent to me and I'm just sharing it. I know nothing about this stuff....</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Subject: </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I would not have thought of these...</span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">NOW HEAR THIS...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID!!</span></span></em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">1. 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 <u>NOT</u> leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener.</span></span></em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology.</span></span></em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em><u><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">2. GPS.</span></span></u></em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">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 aGPS 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.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">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.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><u>3. CELL PHONES</u></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I never thought of this.......</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">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.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><u>Moral of the lesson:</u></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">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....</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">b. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">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.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">*PLEASE PASS THIS ON</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: red"></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">* I never thought about the above!</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1100201, member: 1246"] I have none of these toys......This was sent to me and I'm just sharing it. I know nothing about this stuff.... [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Subject: [/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID I would not have thought of these...[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]NOW HEAR THIS...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID!![/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]1. 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 [U]NOT[/U] leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener.[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology.[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][I][U][COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]2. GPS.[/FONT][/COLOR][/U][/I][/B] [B][I][COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]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 aGPS 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.[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]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. [U]3. CELL PHONES[/U][/FONT][/COLOR] [U][COLOR=black][/COLOR][/U] [COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]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. 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. [U]Moral of the lesson:[/U][/FONT][/COLOR] [U][COLOR=black][/COLOR][/U] [COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]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. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=red][FONT=Comic Sans MS]*PLEASE PASS THIS ON[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Comic Sans MS]* I never thought about the above! As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone. [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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