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I don't know if this is true or not, but thought I'd share.................



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.






 
Only partly true according to Snopes. It is possible, but very difficult or expensive to do today.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp

Intrepid_Timer said:
I don't know if this is true or not, but thought I'd share.................



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.






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Regardless of what SNOPES says ..... this tactic has been used on an increasing basis within the OKC, OK area ....... watch your six, the next person could be you. Take the opportunity & education your family, especially your kids.
 
While I don't doubt there is technology out there to hack remote car unlockers, I'm not buying the story. If they were truelly capturing the security codes, then why would the theif not wait till the car owner was far enough away from the car to hear it unlock... especially if they noticed it three times??
 
I'm not sure what the operating distance of the new car fob's are but I have to get within 10 feet of my van for my fob to open my lock's. :toung:
 
Stumled across this in the archives, had to post it. This seemed like the right place due to the avatar.

A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack.

"Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday."

Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager.

Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.

The frog says, "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed.

Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.

She finds the manager and says, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000, and he wants to use this as collateral"

She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?"

(you're gonna love this)


(its a real treat)


(a masterpiece)


(wait for it)




The bank manager looks back at her and says...

"It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."

(You're singing it, aren't you? Yeah, I know you are........)

Never take life too seriously! Come on now, you grinned, I know you did!!!
 
Wondering where the Signal's Thread is on this site?...

Hello,

I am a new suscriber to the IT service and as per today's comentary, E.g., "...until I post them in my “Signal's Thread” on the TSPtalk message board.", I can't seem to find this thread.

Can someone point me in the right direction. Sorry for the Reply to Thread input, could't find a Start new Thread option.

Thx.

EWB!
 
Re: Wondering where the Signal's Thread is on this site?...

EWB! said:
Hello,

I am a new suscriber to the IT service and as per today's comentary, E.g., "...until I post them in my “Signal's Thread” on the TSPtalk message board.", I can't seem to find this thread.

Can someone point me in the right direction. Sorry for the Reply to Thread input, could't find a Start new Thread option.

Thx.

EWB!
Click to expand...

Hope this helps: http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showthrea...-Alert-(Do-Not-Post-Here)&p=340952#post340952
 
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