A Very Important Warning

A Very Important Warning

1. Long Term Parking
Some people left their car in the long-term parking at
San Jose airport 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.

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; so they knew how much
time they had to clean out the house. 

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. Twenty minutes
later when she called her hubby from a pay phone,
telling him what had happened, hubby said, 'I received
your text asking about our pin number and I 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withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn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 Message On....