Might Help

Never thought of this.......passed on by my friend

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 card, wallet... etc... was stolen.

Twenty 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 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money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from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 THAT! As of right now, I
no longer have 'home' named on my cell phone .

 

Well its just me all that info is just common sence:rolleyes:
If people are that silly to fall into a trap like that,they deserve to be ripped off

 

Thanks for posting Dobiesmom - I am one of the gullible/naive/trusting ones who is going to change my mobile contacts right away!

Thankyou!

 

I'm another silly one too.

So thanks for sharing.

cheers

 

Nightmarish situation: Dobiesmon, I just hope that I will never be so unlucky...