Here is the rest of the story.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/vin.asp
A. B. Lyles wrote:
*Subject: Fwd: New car thieves
*
THE 3 X 5 CARD WORKS GREAT, I'VE ALREADY COVERED MY NUMBER.
GENIE
How easy is this ?
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*Subject:* New car thieves
VIN NUMBER
Here is info worth the price of your car...What will the car thieves
think of next? The thieves peer through the windshield of your car or
truck, write down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the
local car dealership and request a duplicate key based on the VIN #. I
didn't believe this e-mail, so I called Chrysler-Dodge and pretended I
had lost my keys They told me to just bring in the VIN #, and they
would cut me one on the spot, and I could order the keyless device if
I wanted.
The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a duplicate key from the
VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will return to your car;
He doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the vehicle, or draw
attention to himself. All he has to do is walk up to your car, insert
the key and off he goes to a local Chop Shop with your vehicl e. You
don't believe it? It IS that easy.
To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some tape (electrical
tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Metal Label located on
the dash board. By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you CAN cover
it so it can't be viewed through the windshield by a car thief. I urge
you to forward this to your friends before some other car thief steals
another car or truck. I slipped a 3 x 5 card over the VIN number.
Detective Carl Jones
Rialto Police Department
909-820-2596
909-208-5579
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