Video: Tips On How To Protect Yourself From High Tech Auto Theft

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  1. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    A masked man holding an antenna up to a house with the goal of stealing the code from the car's key fob inside. A device was tucked in his pants capturing the information. The man was able to unlock the vehicle, start the ignition and take off. In another incident, a man could be seen pacing along the side of a house holding an antenna. In the distance, was an accomplice and they stole the truck. Inside Edition has tips to protect yourself from this new crime wave of high tech auto theft.
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    Keep your key FOB wrapped in aluminum foil.
     
  4. mjd4277

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    And if that fails,some “hardware” from our associates at Smith & Wesson,Remington and Glock can be VERY PERSUASIVE!;)
     
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  5. buzzarddriver

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    Buy a car that requires a real "Key" to start.
     
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  6. '88K100

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    A manual kill switch is simplest solution.
     
  7. FearTheCorn

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    I have a 2008 JK Wrangler manual transmission. High tech be ######. No one is stealing it. They can't drive it.
     
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