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"Hotel Keys" in card form - From our Friends in Pasadena

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"Hotel Keys" in card form

This is a very good message, please read it through and send it to your family and friends.

Southern California law enforcement professionals assigned to detect new threats to personal security, recently discovered what type of information is embedded in the credit card type hotel room keys used throughout the industry.

Although room keys differ from hotel to hotel, a key obtained from a well known hotel chain that was being used for a regional Identity Theft Presentation was found to contain the following the information:

a) Customer (your) name

b) Customer partial home address

c) Hotel room number

d) Check-in date and check-out date

e) Customer (your) credit card number and expiration date.

When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at our expense.

Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee re-issues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, the new guest's information is electronically; "overwritten" on the card and the previous guest's information is erased in the overwriting process. But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT.

The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them in to the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader.

For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip.

Information courtesy of: Pasadena Police Department SEND TO ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP

Posted on 10 Nov 2006 by Jeanette

ONLINE BANKING - TIPS ON STAYING SAFE

TIPS ON STAYING SAFE

UPGRADE your software regularly, or your bank may not cover fraud losses. This can also help to guard against 'phishing', while firewalls and anti-virus systems make it harder for hackers to access your personal details. A good free option is the Zonealarm firewall. Just go to zonelabs.com, click on Download & Buy and then Trial Version.

Q Use new technology to protect against 'Trojan' attacks that read your keystrokes. Lloyds TSB is testing a gadget that generates a six-digit code that you enter every time you log on to the bank. Barclays plans a device that generates one-off passwords.

Q Internet security experts advise transacting only on secure websites that begin 'https' or display a padlock icon in the corner of your web browser and avoiding obvious passwords such as your name, date of birth or 'password'.

Q Not all identity theft starts online. Criminal gangs employ people to go through bins looking for documents that include personal details so shred old bank statements, bills and direct mail before disposal. Those selling old computers should wipe out all their personal details first. Up to half of all computers sold on Ebay and other internet auction sites contain personal details of former owners, including bank-account and credit-card numbers, according to recent research.

Q Finally, you can sign up for the alert service of one of the credit-reference agencies, Experian, Callcredit or Equifax, which cost about £6.50 a month. They will then contact you if anyone tries to get credit in your name. But consumer groups advise against identity theft insurance, which costs up to £80 a year.

Posted on 10 Nov 2006 by Jeanette

Avoid a break-in

Avoid a break-in

Top steps you can take to prevent break-ins and car theft

The chances of a different key unlocking your car may be wafer thin, but you still have to guard against thieves using less subtle methods. We asked a number of insurers which factors they considered when rating the theft risk of vehicles.

Location
Top of the list is where you live. Sheffield, Grimsby and Hull are the UK’s top car crime hotspots, claims insurer Norwich Union (NU). Owners in Sheffield are five times more likely to have their motor stolen than anywhere else. But the Cotswolds is the safest location, according to cover provider Direct Line.

Safe storage
Where you park is another big factor on premiums. Garaging a Ford Focus in central London can attract as much as a 10 per cent discount, according to NU.

Buy new
The older the motor, the more likely it is to be stolen, according to Government figures. The Home Office’s Car Theft Risk Survey shows models aged more than 13 years old are most at risk, with 31 in every 1,000 registered being nicked.

Track it
Fit a tracking device, and you could save up to 15 per cent on cover. Device maker Tracker has recovered more than £200million worth of vehicles to date. Log on to www.tracker.co.uk for details.

Safety first
Most new models are subject to New Vehicle Security Rating assessments by insurance research body Thatcham. The centre sets the tone for premiums – cars with its highest five-star rating fall into the lowest insurance groups.

Immobilisers
Many insurers will only cover desirable high-performance models if they are fitted with an immobiliser, but equipping any car with one can save cash on your premium. Visit www.thatcham.org for a list of approved devices.

Posted on 09 Nov 2006 by Dave

Driver abduction attempt at Aust

Driver abduction attemt

AUST: Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a man tried to pull a woman into his car.

The incident happened just after midnight on October 18 in Severn Way, but has only just been made public.

The woman, who was driving from Severn Beach towards Aust, pulled over opposite the junction signposted Northwick as she felt ill.
A vehicle pulled up behind her and a man got out and asked if she was ok. He then asked her if she wanted to get in his car, when she refused he became aggressive.

The suspect was a white male, about 5ft 8ins and of stocky build. He was driving a K-reg maroon car.

Anyone with information can call the Police

Posted on 08 Nov 2006 by Jeanette

Motorcyclist killed in collision - A403

Motorcyclist killed in collision

A man in his 30s has died in a collision between his Kawasaki motorbike and a tipper lorry.

A police spokesman said the motorcyclist was travelling along the A403 at Avonmouth towards Severn Beach when the accident happened.

The rider, from Weston-super-Mare, was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver was uninjured in the incident.

Anyone who witnessed the accident at 0655 GMT on Wednesday is asked to contact police.

The accident happened on the day new figures showed on average 13 young people are killed or seriously injured on the South West's roads every week.

Posted on 08 Nov 2006 by Jeanette

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