Yes. I should. City of Orange Police report. Bob R On Dec 9, 2010 2:40 PM, "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
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