PRECAUTIONS FOR GPS AND CELL PHONES: GOOD INFO

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PRECAUTIONS FOR GPS AND CELL PHONES: GOOD INFO

GPS

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 adj acent 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staff told them all the money was already withdrawn..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 hold20of 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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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

a bout going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.

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

Source: Received an e-mail from a friend.

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FWIW...

http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/gps.asp

On the other hand, I do have a couple numbers in my cell phone listed under "in case of emergency." Otherwise, if I were ever found incapacitated, it would take someone a mighty long time to sift through my list and figure out who to call. I guess it's a trade-off.