My wife (not named in my phone) started getting texts from Wells about high dollar transactions so she texted my phone... and the thieves started texting her back... "Yeah I got the alert too - I'm literally on the phone with Wells now."Ah okay, after reading the other thread, they got into your finances by having your ID and cards in your wallet. Seem crazy they would be able to break the iphone password and text your wife (I hope shes not named "wife" in your contacts) but it doesnt seem like they got anything else as far as financial authorization or credentials from the phone.
This reminds me, I did get hit many years ago in the streets near LJ SHores. Truck was locked with the keys inside because I have a keypad entry on the drivers door. When I came back t the truck it was still locked, obviously being done so you are not immediately tipped off, so we got in and drive away to pick up food when my wife noticed her cards and ID were gone but her purse remained. It was then that I checked my wallet in the center console and found some cards missing that I knew we'd been hit.
Only ended up being a few Txn at gas stations way way out of town, which leads me to believe its highly coordinated. Like they steal the cards and immediately hit up friends with authority at any given business who can start running transactions right away. Meaning, they aren't driving straight to a gas station to try and physically use the cards. The charges on mine were from like El Cajon or somewhere way too far to get to within the hour we were gone.
Funny thing is this all happened right in front of a gated mansion on LJ Shores Dr, which surely has cameras facing the street, and the houses on the other side of the street likely have the same. So likely caught on film, as are plenty of other ripoffs in the area.
So the thieves working the area know they can act with impunity. Nine vehicle thefts and eleven vehicle burglaries in that little area this past winter, looking at the crime mapper shows it's clearly a hot spot.
And those are just the reported incidents, as you have to do your own police report now via an online system that times out, which is a total PITA. And then you finally submit it, and they email you back several times telling you what you did wrong, to please resubmit, or to submit a separate report for something else.
More than likely the majority of people give up, which is exactly what the local politicians want, because the crime stats come back looking better than reality.
