Security Advice

This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic
technology.
GPS 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, 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.

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 contained her
cell phone, credit cards, wallet, etc.
20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone to tell him
what had happened, hubby says '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money was already withdrawn.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 had obtained the
pinnumber. Within 20 minutes all money had been drawn from their
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.

*PLEASE PASS THIS ON * I never thought about the above! As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.

 

i think ill enter the police sub-station address up the road as my "home".

 

Interesting. I can see people doing stuff like that, leaving themselves vulnerable. Not sure bout the debit card. Our accts are seperate and the house acct only has checks

Which I shredded and use online checking only

 

Thats really good info. I can see how it happens cause ive sent a text to my wife before asking my pin. That could have been anyone.

 

puahha nice one


good tips

 

The gps unit would make it easier to find your house, but don't forget your registration also has your home address on it.

 

All I Can Say Is Wow....