[meteorite-list] Off Topic: Car Remote Security

[Meteorites USA]

Hi list,

This is off topic, but it's something I thought worthwhile to share with 
list members. Don't know how recent this is, but I received an email 
forward from a friend and figured I'd forward this to list members just 
as a heads up.

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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 o 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 experience.  While traveling, my friend's son stopped 
at a roadside rest area to use the bathroom. When he came out to his car 
less than five 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 wise and 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.
 Snopes Approved -- Please share with everyone you know!!
 

"never forget that a government, large enough to give us everything we 
want, is also large and powerful enough, to take everything we have..."
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Regards,
Eric