Technology Precautions

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 match. 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 up the house. It would appear that they
had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.

MOBILE PHONE

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money was already withdrawn.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withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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.