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Watch The Moment Thieves Stole A ₦700 Million Rolls-Royce Cullinan In Less Than 30 Seconds
See the moment thieves stolen a N700 million Rolls-Royce Cullinan ultra-luxury SUV in less than 30 seconds.
Antenna was used to pick up a signal from the Rolls-Royce Cullinan’s key inside the owner’s house.
The cloned signal is relayed to the car, which convinces it that the key is nearby and allows the engine to start.
According to SVIU, cars are often stolen to order and are shipped in containers which prevent trackers from locating them.
After this, the stolen cars are sent overseas, where they are either sold whole or traded for parts.
A footage shared has shown the moment high-tech thieves stole a $350,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan ultra-luxury SUV (worth N700 million in Nigeria) in 30 seconds using an aerial to clone the key signal.
According to the Sun, the incident happened in Aveley, Essex at 4.10 am last week Monday. The footage of the crime was captured on the victim’s CCTV doorbell camera.
In the video, one member of the gang can be seen holding up an antenna, which then picks up a signal from the Rolls-Royce Cullinan’s key inside the owner’s house.
The cloned signal – which includes a code for disarming the car’s security system – is relayed to the car, which convinces it that the key is nearby and allows the engine to start.
The footage ends with the high-end Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV seen being driven off the driveway. The vehicle has not been recovered as at the time of writing, but the Police are still investigating.
A number of high-value cars, including a £250,000 Rolls-Royce Ghost ultra-luxury sedan, had been stolen in the area recently, according to locals, who spoke with the Sun.
Earlier this year, Stolen Vehicle Intelligence Unit (SVIU) in Essex said hundreds of overseas-bound high end cars and vehicle parts were recovered in 2022, many of which were ‘stolen to order’ and stripped for highly valuable parts
According to SVIU, cars are often stolen to order and are shipped in containers which prevent trackers from locating them. After this, the stolen cars are sent overseas, where they are either sold whole or traded for parts.
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