This is from an email I got

[QUOTE=Email I received]

I locked my car --- as I walked  away I heard my car door unlock I went back and  locked my car again three times. I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire  lane next to the store. When I looked  straight at them they did not unlock my car again.

How to lock your car safely: While traveling my son 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 ...

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.
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They sit a  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.

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 have our code....and whatever was in the car...can be gone.

Keep safe everyone.

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Adam Wartell2009-01-13 16:43:25

 

 Snopes Update Check: Mixture of Truth and Falsity

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

Adam Wartell2009-01-13 16:48:00

Hey, good info!!
Thanks!

Larry,
In the post above, is the "I" in "I locked my car" you?  Or did you copy and paste the text from an email you received?

[QUOTE=Adam Wartell]Larry,
In the post above, is the "I" in "I locked my car" you?  Or did you copy and paste the text from an email you received?

[/QUOTE]Adam, it wasn't me, I did the copy and paste trick. I did have a corvette stolen from the dealership. I never did get it back. That happened many years ago. 

That is what I thought you were going to say.
From now on, if you do that, please make sure you QUOTE it make sure to preface it with the fact that you got it from an email.  The way you posted it makes it look like the "I" is you.

Thanks.