MasterMoparSB

Ok, so I just came outside at 2pm and found my drivers door window all the way down, and the interior full of dirt and dust blown in from the street, in front of my house. When I inspected the car, I found a bag with about 40 fake keys under the car. In fact, these were fake also because they were all usb drives! I called the police and told them what happened, they came and took the keys a few minutes ago and did not file a report since there was no theft or damage to the car.

Looking online, I'm aware of newer cars being wirelessly hacked by laptop or even phone, but why was my car not stolen and just the window down, nothing missing, and an entire bag of fake keys left?

I'm weirded out.

MasterMoparSB

Here's a pic I took before they came and took them.

VividRacing

Scary. Your keys should be mated with your car and unless they know the programmed access code that was mated to the car and key, i don't think they can start your car. Scary though. Glad your car is still safe.

nycphotography

I'd have told the cops "unless you take a report and at least bother to take this seriously then you can't take the keys, as without a crime, you don't need any evidence."

Useless NYPD.

MasterMoparSB

Thanks. I'm so confused as to why they would have a bunch of fake mercedes key fobs that are usb drives and what it has to do with them getting inside my car.

MasterMoparSB

You're right, they are useless. He one of the officers made a comment, suggesting to me that I should sell them for $10 each online. Thinking he was trying to trap me, I insisted I didn't want them.

Ironically, I just did an eBay search, they sell those things for $9.95 each shipped out of a warehouse in East Elmhurst, Queens.