June 24, 2004

ALERT: NEW CAR-JACKING SCHEME

A co-worker circulated the following alert yesterday, which seems like something everyone should know about.

Imagine This: You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car, and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine, shift the car into reverse, and as 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.

You shift the car into park, unlock the doors, and jump out to remove the paper (or whatever it is) thatís obstructing your view... but when you reach the back of your car, a car-jacker appears out of nowhere, jumps into your car, and takes off! Your engine was running, (ladies, chances are that your purse would still be in the car, which means you just lost your car and purse) and your car-jacker practically mows you down as he speeds off in your car.

Recommendation: Just drive away and remove the paper thatís stuck to your rear window later, and be thankful that you read this message. I hope you will forward this to friends and family... especially to women! A purse generally contains tons of identification, and you certainly do not want someone getting your home address. They already have your keys!

Posted by Mikal at June 24, 2004 5:48 AM | TrackBack


Comments:

This good to know. Chances are I would probably have driven off and ignored it anyway, but I will forward this to friends. Thanks!

Posted by: Cindra at June 24, 2004 10:22 AM

Ok Mikal...Sure this could happen, but it sounds as if this urban legend is circulating again.

Follow this link to learn more about this particular urban legend.

:-)

Posted by: SuperGirl at June 24, 2004 1:12 PM

Yeah, this is really similar to that "don't flash your headlights at the oncoming car with its lights off because they are gangbangers in an initiation rite and will turn around to kill you" story. Of course, I'm waiting for these both to turn up as part of a story line on Law and Order.

Posted by: Bluestocking at June 24, 2004 4:21 PM

Oh, and another good site for urban legends is www.snopes.com.

Posted by: Bluestocking at June 24, 2004 4:22 PM

No no no this one IS true!
It happened to this guy my friend's brother knows in college! ;)

Posted by: Doug at June 25, 2004 1:07 PM

Doug - What a small world, because my sister's aunt works with a girl who dated a guy that was married to a girl who lived next to a guy that had a friend in college that it happened too. ;-)

Posted by: SuperGirl at June 27, 2004 7:15 AM



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