Internet Banking Fraud

teriwtt
Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:02:23 +0000

somemom - I agree with the others regarding locking your computer. While you may be able to vouch for the neighbors who live there, what if they have visitors who decide to see if they can use your access?

I only know this because last summer, when I was staying with my brother, I arrived late at night to his home, and one of the first things I did was to see if he had any neighbors I could ‘steal’ off of (my luggage was delayed, and I wanted to check in with the airlines from time to time). The ones who were unsecure were too far away for my computer to connect (or maintain connectivity), and the closer neighbors all had their connections secure. I’m sure his neighbors would love to have known that his sister was trying to hack off of them (he was asleep, which is why I wasn’t on his computer and couldn’t get on without his password).