VIDEO: Your valuables are not safe in your boot either!

VIDEO: Your valuables are not safe in your boot either!

Motorists are being urged to not leave any valuables in their cars - as a new video shows how criminals open your car without a key. 

Ford syndicate
Ford vehicle / Facebook.

Video footage of a syndicate targeting car owners in Honeydew, Roodepoort, has been released. 

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A Ford vehicle was the target of a crime that has left South Africans shocked. The video was shared by the  Intelligence Bureau SA and shows a man walking up to the vehicle's driver's side, putting something in the keyhole and unlocking it. The would-be-thief then walks to the back of the car towards to boot, then pops it open to find nothing of value.

The video sparked a conversation online, with many people warning motorist to be vigilant and not to leave any valuables in their cars, even if they are just stepping out for a few minutes.

Watch the alarming incident below! 

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