It is very troubling what lengths 20 people will go to steal something! Most of the time I lock my car on the door lock inside when I exit the car. Little did I know that that is the best way to lock your car, according to what a friend sent me on the internet. Read ona
THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED ON SNOPES; I personally checked with the local police and they confirmed that this is happening.
While traveling, my friend stopped at the roadside reststop with bathrooms, vending machines, etc . He came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later and found 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 that there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security20code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device (transmitter). They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. Since they know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom, it gives them a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to be sure 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 thru the airwaves where it can be stolen.
I just wanted to let you know about this...it is something totally new to us...and this is real...it just happened this past Thur sday.
So be aware of this and please pass this note on...look how many times we all lock our doors with our keys (transmitters)...just to be sure we remembered to lock them....and bingo the guys have our code....and whatever was in the car...can be gone.
THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED ON SNOPES; I personally checked with the local police and they confirmed that this is happening.
While traveling, my friend stopped at the roadside reststop with bathrooms, vending machines, etc . He came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later and found 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 that there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security20code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device (transmitter). They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. Since they know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom, it gives them a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to be sure 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 thru the airwaves where it can be stolen.
I just wanted to let you know about this...it is something totally new to us...and this is real...it just happened this past Thur sday.
So be aware of this and please pass this note on...look how many times we all lock our doors with our keys (transmitters)...just to be sure we remembered to lock them....and bingo the guys have our code....and whatever was in the car...can be gone.
You might want to double check that Snopes claim. With respect to thieves and "code-grabbers" they state: "A version that began circulating in July 2008 asserts 'THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED ON SNOPES,' but whoever added that tagline apparently did read this article very carefully."
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