Vin # and Car thieves

Just another car stealing scam:
Thieves can steal cars with a VIN number. A car thief can write down a VIN #
and call the parts department of a dealership of the car manufacturer. The 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 drive off to the local Chop Shop with your vehicle.
It is illegal to remove the VIN tag but it is not illegal cover the numbers, as long as the tag remains.

 

Car thieves have stolen cars using smart keys by copying the VIN #. I think members are naive not to apply Murphy's Law to the thieves specialty of deceiving honest people in multiple ways. They steal cars using any means possible and we are not always vigilant protecting our cars, even Prius.
If you work in a job that has strict rules or policies that prohibit mistakes from happening on a particular procedure then find out the employee either 'forgot' the policy or it was ignored because the employee didn't remember signing off that they read the policy.......believe me, in the real world sh_t happens and thieves are there to take advantage of every gap that opens in the proverbial crack in the system.
Many of us pride ourselves at being good at what we do. Theives are no different than the general population....except, what we do is constructive, and what they do, is treat us like we are only there for their financial benefit,
regardless of how we are victimized by their actions.