[GeoStL] Re: NGR Remote Car Locks

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Take a look here...

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


Dave R.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Anderson" <pandyandy3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:07 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] NGR Remote Car Locks


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> My sister sent me the below report. I had not heard of this.I wonder if 
> you do as described below to lock you car will the alarm system be turned 
> on?
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> Remote Car locks--Be Aware of this
> It was reported that a woman locked her car --- as she walked away she 
> heard her car door unlock. She went back and locked her car again three 
> times. She looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the 
> fire lane next to the store. When she looked straight at them they did not 
> unlock her car again.
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> How to lock your car safely
> While traveling a young man stopped at a roadside park. He came out to his 
> car less than 4-5 minutes later and found someone had gotten into his car, 
> and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator, briefcase...you 
> name it ...
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> He called the police and since there were no signs of his car being broken 
> into - the police told him that 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 short distance away and watch 
> for their next victim. They know you are going inside of the store, 
> restaurant, or bathroom and have a few minutes to steal and run.
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> The police officer said...to be sure 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 stolen, 
> something totally new to us...and real ... be aware of this and please 
> pass this note on, look how many times we all lock our doors with our 
> keys...just to be sure we remembered to lock them....and bingo someone has 
> our code...and whatever was in the car...and they are gone.
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