Thieves have a new way to steal from you now!

I am posting this,  I think it is worth knowing.
"Wednesday, I approached my truck from the passenger  side to place my computer bag in the front passenger seat. As I reached to open the door I noticed there was a  hole right under my door handle.
My first thought was, "someone has shot my truck !"

I began to think about it and inspect it a little closer and the light" slowly began to come on.

I phoned my friend who owns a body shop and asked if he had any vehicles with damage to the doors that looked like a bullet hole.

"Yes, I see it all the time. Thieves have a punch and  place it right under the door handle, knock a hole through, reach in and unlock  it, just as if they have a key. "

No alarms, broken glass or anything.

I then placed a call to my insurance agent and explained it to him I was puzzled that they left my GPS  and all other belongings.

Here is where it gets scary !

"Oh no, he said, they want the break-in to be so  subtle that you don't even realize it. They look at your GPS to see where "home" is. Now they know what you drive, go to your home, and if your vehicle isn't there they
assume you aren't and break in your home."

He says they will even leave a purse or wallet and only take one or two credit cards.

By the time you realize there has been a theft, they  may have already had a couple days or more to use them.

I didn't realize my situation for two full days! They even give you the courtesy of re-locking your doors for you.

Periodically walk around your car, daily if you are in a shopping center or other parking area.

Report thefts immediately....your bank w/missing check  numbers, your credit card agencies, police, and insurance companies, etc.

PROTECT YOUR CAR FROM THIEVES

VIN NUMBER - WARNING


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 Number 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.

Tell your friends about this BLOG before some car thief steals another car or truck.

I slipped a 3x5 card over my VIN NUMBER.