How clever the crooks are?
A lady has changed her habit of how she lists her names in her cell phone contacts list/directory after her handbag was stolen.
Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, purse, etc.., was stolen.
Twenty minutes later she called her husband, from a pay telephone telling him what had happened.
Her husband said, ‘I have just received your text message asking about our bank PIN number and I have replied a little while ago.’
When they rushed down to the bank, the staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.
The thief had actually used the stolen mobile phone to text her husband listed in the cell phone contacts list and got hold of their bank ATM card pin number.
Within twenty minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Moral of the story:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people on your cell phone contact list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Mom, Dad, etc..,
And very importantly, when sensitive information is being asked for through text messages, CONFIRM by calling back.
Also, when you are being text messaged by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm whether that message came from them..
If you do not reach them, be very careful about going places to meet ‘family and friends’ who text you.
