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How to Lock Your Car and Why:
I locked my car and as I walked away, I heard my car door unlock. I went back and locked my car again 3 times. I looked around and saw 2 guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. When I looked straight at them, they did not unlock my car again.
While traveling, my son stopped at a roadside park. He came out to his car less than 5 minutes later and found someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop, computer, GPS navigator, and briefcase. He called the police but 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 security code when you lock the doors on your car using your key-chain locking device.
They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know that you are going inside the store, restaurant, or bathroom, and they have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said that we should manually lock our car doors by hitting the lock button inside the car. Then 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 inside your car upon exiting, it does not send the security code. If you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be stolen. Something totally new to us...and real.
Be aware of this and please pass this note on.
How to Lock Your Car and Why:
I locked my car and as I walked away, I heard my car door unlock. I went back and locked my car again 3 times. I looked around and saw 2 guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. When I looked straight at them, they did not unlock my car again.
While traveling, my son stopped at a roadside park. He came out to his car less than 5 minutes later and found someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop, computer, GPS navigator, and briefcase. He called the police but 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 security code when you lock the doors on your car using your key-chain locking device.
They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know that you are going inside the store, restaurant, or bathroom, and they have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said that we should manually lock our car doors by hitting the lock button inside the car. Then 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 inside your car upon exiting, it does not send the security code. If you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be stolen. Something totally new to us...and real.
Be aware of this and please pass this note on.
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