Not all thieves are stupid

CleaningTexas

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NOW HEAR THIS...NOT ALL THIEVES ARE STUPID!!


Folks 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 not leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote garage door opener.

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 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.

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 When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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 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 ON

I never thought about the above!

As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.

Even if this does not pertain to you....Pass it on to your family and friends...































 
Wow, that is crazy I'm going to post this on my facebook page so hopefully it will let people know
 
Thanks for posting this, it really makes you think about things in a whole different way.
 
Given that I.D. theft is such a prolific problem, I wonder why the auto manufacturers don't start installing safes/strong boxes in cars/trucks. Maybe at the inside/base of the console or somewhere similar.

I have a safe in my Ford Ranger. It holds my .38 special. It is mounted on the floor in between the passenger and driver seat. When I was shopping for trucks I saw this one with the safe and right away bought it cash. Just for the safe! HAHA
Your right they should start putting them in vehicles, I love having it.
 
I have a safe in my Ford Ranger. It holds my .38 special. It is mounted on the floor in between the passenger and driver seat. When I was shopping for trucks I saw this one with the safe and right away bought it cash. Just for the safe! HAHA
Your right they should start putting them in vehicles, I love having it.

Texas gives out CCW's like free newspapers!
 
I don't need a CCW here. I just keep it there when I don't feel like carrying. But you can conceal here without any permit. Love Arizona!

Just don't get caught in the Indian Reservation...

I'll remember that when I'm up there in November... You got connect with me! Ron and I are meeting for lunch. Maybe you can join us!!!
 
I'll remember that when I'm up there in November... You got connect with me! Ron and I are meeting for lunch. Maybe you can join us!!!

Sure. Ron has my number. Let me know when your in, I'll take you to a good spot to get lunch! I know all the small hole in the wall places that are great! Just let me know what you like...
 
Sure. Ron has my number. Let me know when your in, I'll take you to a good spot to get lunch! I know all the small hole in the wall places that are great! Just let me know what you like...

Sounds like a plan!
 
thanks for sharing
 
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