This warning is plausible, but not confirmed - has urban legend been emailing
around since 2004.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/a/carjacking.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: british-cars-pre-war-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:british-cars-pre-war-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dennis
Stevenson
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:03 AM
To: british-cars-pre-war@autox.team.net
Subject: [PreWar] Fw: Warning:from police not a joke]
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:18 PM
Subject: FW: Warning:from police not a joke
Warning..!!!! Warning....!!!!
Just last weekend on Friday night we parked in a public
parking area. As we drove away I noticed a sticker on the
rear window of the car. When I took it off after I got home,
it was a receipt for gas. Luckily my friend told me not to
stop as it could be someone waiting for me to get out of the
car . Then we received this email yesterday:
________________________________
'WARNING FROM POLICE
THIS APPLIES TO BOTH WOMEN AND MEN
BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE--
NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS (NOT A JOKE)
Heads up everyone! Please, keep this circulating.. . You walk
across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You
start the engine and shift into Reverse..
When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your
parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle
of the rear window. So, you shift into Park, unlock your
doors, and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or
whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach
the back of your car, that is when the carjackers appear out
of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically
mow you down as they speed off in your car.
And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.
So now the carjacker has your car, your home address, your
money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are
now compromised!
BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.
If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just
drive away. Remove the paper later. And be thankful that you
read this e-mail. I hope you will forward this to friends and
family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of
personal information and identification documents, and you
certainly do NOT want this to fall into
the wrong hands.
Please keep this going
and tell all your friends
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01:32:00
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