I received this by e mail, is this a real threat
How to Lock Your Car and Why!
>>> (apparently this is for real)
>>> "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
>>> travelling, 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 please pass this
>>> information 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
>>> potentially whatever is in our car."
>>>
How to Lock Your Car and Why!
>>> (apparently this is for real)
>>> "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
>>> travelling, 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 please pass this
>>> information 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
>>> potentially whatever is in our car."
>>>