When you Gadgets fall into the wrong hands ...

The following was shared by a Geek friend of mine.

*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 the money was already withdrawn.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. Wit hin 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank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.

 -- thanks buddy for the info