Be careful when you SMS…
A True Story:
This lady has changed her habit on the
hand phone after her handbag was
stolen. Her handbag which contained
her mobile, credit card, purse etc.
was stolen.
Twenty minutes later when she called
her hubby, telling him what had
happened, her hubby says ‘I’ve just
received your SMS 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already withdrawn.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 pickpocket had
actually used the
stolen hand phone to sms ‘hubby’ in
the contact list and got hold of the
pin number.
Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all
the money from the bank account.
Moral of the lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship
between you and the person in your
contact list. Avoid using names like
Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart,
Dad,
Mum etc…… and very importantly,
when sensitive info is being asked
thru SMS, CONFIRM by calling back.
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