Food for thought...
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them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their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.
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them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their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.