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Maybe this is old news and im an idiot but i got this in an email today, just wondered what you guys thought about this
Here is info worth the price of your car....WHAT WILL
THEY THINK OF NEXT? 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 # . My friend didn't believe this, so she
called Chrysler-Dodge and pretended she had lost her keys. They told her
to just bring in the VIN #, and they would cut her one on the spot, and
she could order the keyless device if she 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 attention 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 NUMBER. This can also be done when you have parked your car for the
day at a shopping mall, hospital, or work place parking lot!
Cindy Burdette
Crime Prevention Specialist
Sacramento Sheriff's
Department
North Central Division
916-876-5717
Here is info worth the price of your car....WHAT WILL
THEY THINK OF NEXT? 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 # . My friend didn't believe this, so she
called Chrysler-Dodge and pretended she had lost her keys. They told her
to just bring in the VIN #, and they would cut her one on the spot, and
she could order the keyless device if she 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 attention 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 NUMBER. This can also be done when you have parked your car for the
day at a shopping mall, hospital, or work place parking lot!
Cindy Burdette
Crime Prevention Specialist
Sacramento Sheriff's
Department
North Central Division
916-876-5717
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