Email about how to make a life of crime a whole lot easier

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 out 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told them all the money was already withdrawn.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minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.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, CONF IRM 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.

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