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DO - not DON'T! VIN # - WARNING
submitted by Paul Fjelsta
Here is INFO worth the price of your car. WHAT WILL the car thieves THINK OF
NEXT? The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or vehicle,
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 #. I didn't believe
this e-mail, so I called Chrysler-Dodge and pretended I had lost my keys.
They told me to just bring in the VIN #, and they would cut me one on the
spot, and I could order the keyless device if I 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 dark tape (electrical tape, duct
tape, or medical tape) across the VIN # Metal Label located on the
dashboard. 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 3x5 card over my VIN #. Just
food for thought. This may or may not be true, but what if a thief happened
to know someone at a dealership.
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