Last updated on July 14, 2017
Outline:
Message circulating rapidly via social media warns you not to accept a free key chain given out at petrol stations because it is a detector that can be used to follow you home. The message features an image that supposedly depicts some of the free key chain devices.
Brief Analysis:
The warning is just a revamped version of a much older hoax that falsely claimed that free sun-powered key holders being handed out at petrol stations contained a hidden device that could be used by criminals to track the movements of potential victims. The image in the new version does depict bluetooth trackers that can be used to locate nearby lost objects such as keys or briefcases. However, these devices have a very limited range and would be completely impractical for following people home at a distance (see detailed analysis below for more information).
This is a key chain given free at petrol stations Do not accept or just throw it away. Its a detector to follow u home!! Pls share wth fmly n frenz
Original Source : http://www.hoax-slayer.net/free-key-chain-detector-to-follow-u-home-hoax-warning/