car thieves at it again!!

[tasker109]

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someone sent me this email.......



Just heard this on the news here locally. Apparently car thieves have yet
again found a way around the system and steal your car or truck without any
effort at all.

The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or truck, write
down the VIN number from the label on the dash, go into the local
dealership for that car brand and request a duplicate key for it from the
VIN number.

Car dealerships make up a duplicate key from the VIN number, collect
payment from the 'customer' who's really a would-be car thief for making up
the duplicate key -- the car thief goes back to your vehicle, inserts the
key they've just gotten and off they drive with your car or truck.

They don't have to break in, don't have to damage the vehicle and draw no
attention to themselves as all they have to do is to walk up to your car,
insert the key and off they go to their chop shop with your vehicle!!!

Can you believe it?

To avoid this from happening to you, simply put opaque tape (like a strip
of electrical tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN label located
on the dash board. You can't remove the VIN number legally under most
state laws, so cover it so that it can't be viewed through the windshield
by a car thief.

Anyway, feel free to forward this on before some other car thief steals
another car or truck like this.

Unbelievable!


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[LocaChica]

thank you.

damn thieves

[luvs2shopalot]

Quite Clever!!!

[3tbear]

That's interesting. Always new ways for thieves to do things. Never thought of that one.

[chippers21]

We have our own method of fighting off car thieves....our cars are old, need a good wash most of the time, and smell like the dog...no one wants them....LOL

[jsalba]

I've yet to hear this one. Very interesting. Thanks for posting..

[Mouse7088]

Wow...I never would have thought of that. I guess because I've never had another key made by the dealership...you'd think they'd have a way of checking/comparing (via puter) the owner's registration.