10.16.2008

About Texting.........


From a retired FBI agent!!!!

This lady has 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 cards, wallet, etc... was stolen twenty minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay from a pay phone telling telling him what had happened, hubby says, 'I've just received your text asking about our Pin number and I 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When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from her bank.

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 text, CONFIRM by calling back. Also, when you get a text from friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them, be careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON....

-The Sun Villager

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