Bob - you may want to submit your story to Snopes so that they can update their web page.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp -Max On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Bob Rentfro <azbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nope.....it happened to me. I have FB pictures of my car getting > fingerprinted. Stole everything out of the cabin and the trunk. > > Bob R > On Dec 9, 2010 1:09 PM, "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hmmm.... I wonder if this is an urban MYTH. >> >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM, glenn brown <g_010...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Forwarded from a friend: >>> >>> How to Lock Your Car and Why >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> G. M. Brown >>> Brevard, NC >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
