New Way to Steal Your Car
03-28-2006, 05:20 AM
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New Way to Steal Your Car
Got this in an email today. May shed some light on how these cars are coming up missing with no broken glass or skid marks.
Subject: Fw: New Way to Steal Your Car
Subject: VIN # info
You would think the Dealerships would require
verification first.
(Naw -- They just want to "serve the customer"so they
can make a buck.)
Seems that car thieves have found yet another way to
steal your car
or truck without any effort at all.
The car thieves peer through the windshield of your
car or truck, write down the VIN # from the label on
the dash, go to the local car dealership and request a
duplicate key based on the VIN #.
I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called a friend at
Chrysler Dodge and
pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just
bring in the VIN #,
and they would cut me one on the spot, and I could
order the keyless
device if I wanted.
The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a
duplicate key from the
VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will
return to your car. He
doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the
vehicle, or draw
atention to himself. All he has to do is walk up to
your car, insert
the key and off he goes to a local Chop Shop with your
vehicle.
You don't believe it? It IS that easy.
To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some
tape (electrical tape,
duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Metal Label
located on the
dash board. By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you
can cover it so
it can't be viewed through the windshield by a car
thief.
I urge you to forward this to your friends before some
other car thief
steals another car or truck.
I slipped a 3 x 5 card over the VIN
Subject: Fw: New Way to Steal Your Car
Subject: VIN # info
You would think the Dealerships would require
verification first.
(Naw -- They just want to "serve the customer"so they
can make a buck.)
Seems that car thieves have found yet another way to
steal your car
or truck without any effort at all.
The car thieves peer through the windshield of your
car or truck, write down the VIN # from the label on
the dash, go to the local car dealership and request a
duplicate key based on the VIN #.
I didn't believe this e-mail, so I called a friend at
Chrysler Dodge and
pretended I had lost my keys. They told me to just
bring in the VIN #,
and they would cut me one on the spot, and I could
order the keyless
device if I wanted.
The Car Dealer's Parts Department will make a
duplicate key from the
VIN #, and collect payment from the thief who will
return to your car. He
doesn't have to break in, do any damage to the
vehicle, or draw
atention to himself. All he has to do is walk up to
your car, insert
the key and off he goes to a local Chop Shop with your
vehicle.
You don't believe it? It IS that easy.
To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some
tape (electrical tape,
duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN Metal Label
located on the
dash board. By law, you cannot remove the VIN, but you
can cover it so
it can't be viewed through the windshield by a car
thief.
I urge you to forward this to your friends before some
other car thief
steals another car or truck.
I slipped a 3 x 5 card over the VIN
03-28-2006, 05:57 AM
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Re: New Way to Steal Your Car
thats not the new way, that is old, that was discussed years ago when i still worked at honda, but they take precautions against sheisty fucks.
03-28-2006, 05:58 AM
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Re: New Way to Steal Your Car
Originally Posted by ste
thats why at the dealer, we ask for registration and picture ID, and the addresses have to match up before we even cut it.
But not every dealership is that dedicated. Or sometimes you might get a bad apple who works for a dealership.
