A friend of mine fell prey to a new method of thievery. She had gone jogging and left her wallet under the seat, thinking that it would be safe. But thieves nowadays are too smart for their own good. They knew where she had kept her stash but they didn’t steal the wallet. They filched only her credit card and replaced a similar one back into her wallet. Of course the other card was somebody else’s card which had been stolen. She wouldn’t have been any the wiser had she not gone to pump petrol after her jogging. Now these thieves had immediately gone on a spending spree and had chalked up RM5,000 worth of purchases. If she had discovered the theft a few days later, imagine the hefty damage that would’ve been done. By right, the bank should’ve noticed something fishy if a card suddenly registered heavy usage and alerted the card holder.
Another novel thievery involves cheque books. Don’t ever leave them lying in your car, especially with documents containing your signature. These thieves don’t take the entire cheque book. That would’ve raised the suspicion of the owner straight away. They only tear out a few cheques from the book and quickly cash them before the theft is discovered.
Why don’t these thieves use their ingenuity to earn an honest living instead?!
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