CREDIT CARDSTwo weeks ago our daughter had her identity stolen - on one card. It had to be someone she knew because they got into her account. Changed her pin number. Called the credit card company and they changed the address. When she tried to get in through the Internet she couldn't get in to her own account. She checks it frequently on the Internet. So she calls the company and they give her a hard time believing who she is! Come to find out it was only changed that day and they had bought one big ticket item for $1ooo. As she was changing it - another charge came in for $700 - approval from a store which was DENIED!
That is how fast your identity can be taken and items bought.
Hubs and I started a new credit card a month ago for it's rewards. Yesterday we got a call and after verifying things with them - they asked it this one charge was ours and it wasn't. She closed the account without even asking us a thing and we get a new one in a week!
People it's sad out there. My sister things I look at things through rose colored glasses and I admit I do - but sometimes the glasses come off for awhile and today they d id.
FRIENDS, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
Now Linda B. sent me this:
Subject: Not all thieves are stupid.(a MUST READ)
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 texted 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..
Have any advice or an experience to share?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody."
– Lily Tomlin
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