Something of interest for all to take note !!

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
24/10/2011 16:32

GPS



Folk 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 appeared 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 eg shop, garage pub etc

Pipie


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Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
24/10/2011 16:33

MOBILE PHONES -- I would never have 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When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
24/10/2011 16:34

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.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
24/10/2011 17:04

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

kittyfun


Joined: 11/04/2011
Posts: 181

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 10:43

Awwww give the gal a break shes only tryin 2 be helpfull

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 11:17

@ msg 1-3, pipie: If people were less careless and used a PASSWORD on their electronic devices - most of the above would not have happened.

spider


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Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 13:27

Han's that's not always the case and the Daily Mail printed in yesterday's new's problems with iphone password.



Sorry can't find the link







Spider,X

CyprusNow


Joined: 16/07/2011
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 13:34

Post hoc ergo procter hoc

passionflower


Joined: 20/09/2011
Posts: 168

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 13:51

How does one put a pass word on the remote control for a garage door ?

Pipie


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Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 17:11

DC.

The way i understand this, is that access is gained by the garage via remote control then a door inside the garage then gives access to the house !!



so no password needs to be used.



Presuming the house is attatched to the garage this what happened.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
25/10/2011 17:20

Good story but hardly likely. For a start, "Home" on a GPS gets you in the vicinity of your home with no exact address unless your "villa" has no nearby neighbours. Anyway, the whole family is not likely to be at the football match. As for the pin number, there is a daily limit you can withdraw from a cash machine.

ismet

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
25/10/2011 17:27

@ msg 9, one-of-his-many ID's: (...) How does one put a pass word on the remote control for a garage door ? (...)

Nigel: read the manual, if you can.