[kictanet] Digital Stealing

[Andrea Bohnstedt]

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

On 15 April 2013 11:53, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:

>  Forwarded Message****
>
> ** **
>
> Are you  aware of this?
>
> "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 could hear it unlock again!! Naturally alarmed, I looked around and
> there were two men sitting in a car next to the Store. They were obviously
> watching me intently, and there seemed no doubt they were somehow involved
> in this very weird situation. I quickly abandoned my errand, jumped into 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 parked cars. Two weeks later, my
> friend's son had a similar experience...
>
> W­hile traveling, he stopped at a motorway service area to use the toilet.
> When he came out to his car less than 5 minutes later, someone had managed
> to get into his car and had stolen his mobile phone, laptop computer,
> sat-nav, briefcase and other belongings. He called the police and since
> there were no signs of his car having been broken into, the police told him
> he had probably 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 remote locking device. They sit a
> distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are going
> inside the Store, restaurant, or whatever and that they now have a few
> minutes to steal and run.*
>
> The police officer said always to lock your car manually with the key when
> parking in a public area. That way if there is someone sitting in a car
> nearby watching for their next victim, it will not be you. When you lock up
> with the key upon exiting, it does not send the security code, but if you
> walk away and use the remote button, it sends the code through the airwaves
> where it can be easily intercepted by the device"
>
> This is very real. Be aware of what you just read and pls pass this
> information. Thanks****
>
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