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[Inconnu]

Thought I should pass this on to you - this is quite interesting......



From: Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

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 attent! ion 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!

[Benny Blanco]

@Iconnu - it's not that easy anymore... Now they require Driver's license and registration, and on some instances proof of purchase... Also some states, NJ specifically should a racist cop stop you and find that you have placed a tape or altered your VIN in any manner, that's a sure way to get your car impounded and/or found yourself in the bull pen at the police station gathering further information to verify the vehicle is yours... So I tell people voye bogota yo jete, epi achete yon German or Luxury Japanese and problem solved...
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[Inconnu]

thx benny blanco. I thought I'd pass it around just in case...

I knew it couldn't be that easy...

[MEZ]

True that, I lost my keys once I went to the dealer
with the serial#

the made me a new key in the no time for about 3-5 $
I didn't have to show much.
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