Thursday, August 1, 2013

Cell Phone Security




CELL PHONES ~ I never thought of this.......

This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her cell 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When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.


The Moral of this Story:

1. 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.


2. Most importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.


3. 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.

4. Always ensure you put a passcode on your phone to prevent unauthorised access to your private information.


PLEASE PASS THIS ON ~ Even if this doesn't relate to you.
Pass it on to your family and friends

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Anonymous said...

ITS BEST TO USE A PERSON LIKE 'MOM' UNDER "I.C.E." SO IN AN EMERGENCY YOU KNOW THAT THEY WILL KNOW WHO TO CALL

Anonymous said...

use a cross body purse and no one can steal it.

Anonymous said...

I don't think it meant they meant a hospital calling Mom . Sometimes you have to take heed to what is being said it can listed a different way this way a thief will have a hard time figuring out who to call to get peronal information. Keep up

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