I've heard this before mostly as an urban legend.. I do remember a news story where someone car was broken into and the thieves used the registration to find the owners home at a later date. Honestly without GPS or cell phones there is at least two other documents in most cars with your name and address on it.. This doesn't include if someone talks anyone in the police or DMV to check the plates
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From: Andrew Greene <blaze_at_speakeasy.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:42
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [SkunkworksAMA] OT FW: Cell Phones
I’m going to stop going to football games too, to be extra safe!
From: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Not Disclosed
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:02 AM
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [SkunkworksAMA] OT FW: Cell Phones
thatns for the warning Ill change the address in my gps and the info in my cell ASAP! cause I never thought of it that way!
From: Nomad Rhodes <thenomad1783_at_yahoo.com>
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 1:11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [SkunkworksAMA] OT FW: Cell Phones
my god!
people like that need to swing.
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Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 1:38:46 PM
Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] OT FW: Cell Phones
Just a little food for thought.
Omega
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:30:02 -0700
From: sabrina_88242_at_ yahoo.com
Subject: Fwd: Cell Phones
To:
--- On Sun, 10/18/09, sjorn99_at_aol. com <sjorn99_at_aol. com> wrote:
From: sjorn99_at_aol. com <sjorn99_at_aol. com>
Subject: Fwd: Cell Phones
To:
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 5:30 PM
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 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.
*PLEASE PASS THIS ON
* I never thought about the above!
As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone or GPS.
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Received on Sun Nov 01 2009 - 10:46:43 CST