The Empty Chairs

Something is missing in this picture. You see two empty chairs. I put this picture on this blog to share something that happened recently. While surfing the net and looking at some websites I had a pop up that I thought was from my bank. It turned out that it was a scam to get my bank card id. The next day I checked my banking account and discovered there was a charge for $129.85. When I checked the address of the web site it mentioned it was from some strange foreign country I had never heard of before. I immediately called the bank and notified them that there was an unauthorized charge on my account. To make a long story short I had to go to the bank and deactivate my card and order new ones. So beware!

Just today there was a news story on hackers ripping off millions of dollars from credit card holders by riding around in their car and stealing these numbers from wireless access. If you have been negligent to take precautions with security measures on your cards hopefully this wil be a reminder to you. Never let down your guard. Stay on top of charges on your bank statements or credit card bills.

So what's in the chairs? Nothing. Protect yourself with security measures concerning your accounts. You certainly don't want to look at your accout and find out "nothing" is there because of hacking theives.

A saying that fits the occasion would be: A word to the wise is sufficient.

Cleveland