Listing Certain Names In Your Phone Can Be Very Dangerous

A 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 mobile phone, credit card, purse, etc., was stolen.

20 minutes later when she called her husband, from a phone she had borrowed off of a stranger telling him what had happened, he was astonished & told her . . ‘Oh god.. 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When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.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 mobile phone to text “hubby” in the contact list & got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.

IMPORTANT lesson:

a. Do not disclose the relationship between you & the people in your contact list. Always avoid using names like Home, Missus, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mum, etc.

b. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, do not respond BUT immediately CONFIRM by calling back.

c. Also, when you receive a text unexpectedly from friends or family asking you 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.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON. .

Even if this doesn’t pertain to you …. Pass it on to your family and friends. It may be useful.

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