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Old 12-19-2010, 10:06 AM   #1
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Beware, the Thieves

I just received this "SNOPES APPROVED" e-mail. Thought I would pass it along for maximum dissemination....

An interesting E-mail a friend sent to
> me...............Valuable info.
>
> How to Lock Your Car and Why this is Not a Joke!
>
> 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 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 happening.
> While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest
> to use the bathroom. When he came out to his car less than
> 4-5 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 wisely 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
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 10:19 AM   #2
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It sounds like it used to be a possiblity, but the technology has adapted some.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp
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Old 12-19-2010, 10:28 AM   #3
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Damn thieves...thanks, Phil, for posting.
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Old 12-19-2010, 10:55 AM   #4
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quote:Originally posted by drknapp

It sounds like it used to be a possiblity, but the technology has adapted some.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp
I wouldn't put it past the techno geeks to come up with a better system nowdays. Food for thought though.
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Old 12-19-2010, 11:00 AM   #5
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Thanks, Dave. I discounted it because if that were true, it wouldn't take an act of Congress for me to get a duplicate Fob, Went through that in McCall en at the Ford dealership. If the thieves had that ability, the Ford dealership would have it. (Or know about it..)
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Old 12-19-2010, 11:07 AM   #6
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Thanks, Dave. I discounted it because if that were true, it wouldn't take an act of Congress for me to get a duplicate Fob, Went through that in McCall en at the Ford dealership. If the thieves had that ability, the Ford dealership would have it. (Or know about it..)
Ozz, I lost my keys/fob for my Ford about six years ago...it took the people at the dealership about an hour to do whatever it was they did to "program" a new fob for me...to the tune of about $150!!! Michael
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Old 12-19-2010, 11:17 AM   #7
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it sounds like somebody has a frequency counter and generator thats all a key fob is a transmitter of a frequency.
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Old 12-19-2010, 11:25 AM   #8
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that is not exactly true and not exactly false. Check snopes again for the entire story....
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Old 12-19-2010, 01:12 PM   #9
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OK, try this: Your FOB sends one set of codes to lock your vehicle and another set of codes to unlock. So if they capture the locking code all they should be able to do is lock your vehicle. I would think they would have to capture your unlock code when you returned to your vehicle, then they could follow hoping you had other stops near by. Dealers by jumper certain terms on the OBC plug can program a new FOB in minutes.
Just my thoughts, backed up by reading the entire post as Rich suggested. Per Snopes that e-mail was not approved by them
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Old 12-19-2010, 02:38 PM   #10
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The technology does indeed exist, and not just for car locks, but for garage door openers. After all, as has been said, they are simply radio waves. BUT... the equipment that is capable of recieving, decoding and resending the signals is A) not readily available except to law enforcement and B) expensive.

So while it is possible, so is getting hit by a meteorite!
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Old 12-19-2010, 03:36 PM   #11
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Here is how the rolling code system works. One trillion combinations! Doesn't seem too easy to "pick".
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Old 12-20-2010, 02:53 PM   #12
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Thanks BB TX. Very interesting.
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Old 12-20-2010, 02:55 PM   #13
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Depending on the model and year of the car, some fobs do not need anything to be programmed, just close proximity to the vehicle and push the right combination of buttons.
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