Bonnie
06-29-2010, 07:40 PM
Just thought I'd share this with the board, may come in handy..
How to Lock Your Car and Why this is Not a Joke!
>
> I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went
> back and locked my car again three times .. Each time, as soon as I
> started to walk away, I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed,
> I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire
> lane next to the store. They were obviously watching me intently, and
> there was no doubt they were somehow involved in this very weird
> situation. I quickly chucked the errand I was on, jumped in my car and
> sped away.. I went straight to the police station, told them what had
> happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful,
> scheme being used to gain entry into cars. Two weeks later, my friend's
> son had a similar happening....
> While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the
> bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later,
> someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop
> computer, GPS navigator, briefcase.....you name it. He called the
> police and since there were no signs of his car being broken into, the
> police told him he had been a victim of the latest robbery tactic --
> there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security
> code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking
> device..
>
> They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you
> are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they
> now have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to
> manually lock your car door-by hitting the lock button inside the car
> -- that way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for
> their next victim, it will not be you.
>
> When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send
> the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your
> key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be
> instantly stolen.
> This is very real.
>
> Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note on.
> Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote just to be
> sure we remembered to lock them -- and bingo, someone has our
> code....and whatever was in our car.
>
> Snopes Approved --.Please share with everyone you know
How to Lock Your Car and Why this is Not a Joke!
>
> I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went
> back and locked my car again three times .. Each time, as soon as I
> started to walk away, I would hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed,
> I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire
> lane next to the store. They were obviously watching me intently, and
> there was no doubt they were somehow involved in this very weird
> situation. I quickly chucked the errand I was on, jumped in my car and
> sped away.. I went straight to the police station, told them what had
> happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful,
> scheme being used to gain entry into cars. Two weeks later, my friend's
> son had a similar happening....
> While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the
> bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later,
> someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop
> computer, GPS navigator, briefcase.....you name it. He called the
> police and since there were no signs of his car being broken into, the
> police told him he had been a victim of the latest robbery tactic --
> there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security
> code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking
> device..
>
> They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you
> are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they
> now have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to
> manually lock your car door-by hitting the lock button inside the car
> -- that way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for
> their next victim, it will not be you.
>
> When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send
> the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your
> key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be
> instantly stolen.
> This is very real.
>
> Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note on.
> Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote just to be
> sure we remembered to lock them -- and bingo, someone has our
> code....and whatever was in our car.
>
> Snopes Approved --.Please share with everyone you know