I locked my car, as I walked away, I heard my car door unlock. I went back and locked my car again three times, but each time, as I started to walk away, I could hear it unlock again.
I was alarmed, and as I looked around, I saw 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, briefcase and other belongings. He called the police, and since there were no signs that his car had been broken into, the police told him that 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 the doors of 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 or a restaurant and that they now have a few minutes to steal and run.
The police officer advised to always lock your car manually with the key when parking in a public area. That way, if someone is sitting in a car nearby watching for their next victim, it won't be you.
When you lock up with the key, it doesn't send the security code, but if you walk away and use the remote button, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can easily be intercepted by the device.
This is very real. Beware of this trend and please pass the information across.
*Na wa oo, robbery sef don go digital*
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