Important read!!!!

[Gordyctr]

Ok guys & girls got this off another forum i don't think this is a repost but if it is sorry !!! but please read if it is not.....


Warning..!!!!
Just last weekend on Friday night we parked in a public car park. 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 petrol. 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 car park, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine put it into reverse.

When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you stop 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 run you over 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, lock your doors and 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 tell all your friends

 

[al_typeR]

I have to say i have seen that before so there might be a small amount of truth in it.

Thing is though proper drivers always reverse into a parking space so you then drive out. Dont think i have ever driven (for driven insert abandoned as thats what most people who drive into a space do) head first into a space.

 

[Neily03]

I have to say i have seen that before so there might be a small amount of truth in it.

Thing is though proper drivers always reverse into a parking space so you then drive out. Dont think i have ever driven (for driven insert abandoned as thats what most people who drive into a space do) head first into a space.

The only time i don't reverse into a space is when I loading/unloading stuff into the boot, like the weekly shop or when I go mountain biking.

Would be a bit daft to reverse into the space at the supermarket then not be able to get the trolley to the boot and have to walk back to too to put all the shopping in. :freak: Doesn't mean i'm not a proper drive, just means I've got some common sense.

 

[Evl]

I think he means in car parks rather than supermarket parking spaces. Most companies I have worked for insist that you reverse park as it's the safest.

I know what your saying though Neil. And I do think that the email is a hoax.

 

[maximilian]

Why would someone hoax something like that?
It sounds perfectly plausable, the only real effect is getting people to be more secure.

Its like sending out a hoax email that says "Eating 10 big macs a day will make you fat."

 

[nefor]

Why would someone hoax something like that?
It sounds perfectly plausable, the only real effect is getting people to be more secure.

Its like sending out a hoax email that says "Eating 10 big macs a day will make you fat."

People create chain emails that contain utter rubbish just to see them go around the net. It's a bit like the people creating crappy facebook groups just to see how many people will join. Some people aren't looking for anything logical...

 

[tweats85]

Come on everyone, this is obviously a joke. Look at the first paragraph of the supposed email received:

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)'

Do we now have a section of the Police force that use slang and call themselves "Police." LMAO!!! First they'd call themselves 'Cheshire Constabulary,' 'Staffordshire Constabulary' etc. and secondly "(NOT A JOKE)" is something my girlfriends 18 month old daughter would put, not a bunch of coppers trying to get a message across to unsuspecting motorists who may be at risk!

 

[tweats85]

Oh and btw, it could well be a totally plausible way of carjacking but i seriously doubt the authenticity of the emails origins and whether the act took place.