spotted this on another forum i use



Notice on car! (not a joke)

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 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

BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE--NEW WAY TO

DO CAR JACKINGS (NOT A JOKE)'

.. You walk across the car park , 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 neutral, 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 pass this on.

 

It's an urban myth bud

 

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/a/carjacking.htm

 

 

It says it's an urban myth and it's false and all that, but what's to stop someone from trying that?

It's the same principle as something that happened to someone I know.

They'd recently bought a new Audi TT, it was a few weeks old when they parked it up in a multi-storey car park. When they returned to their car about an hour after leaving it, they got in, reversed out of their parking space and heard a scraping noise coming from underneath the car, so they got out, engine still running, to have a look. Someone had tied 2 tin cans to something underneath the car, and just as they spotted it, 2 blokes jumped in the car and sped off...

Same prinicple, and that really happened...

 

simple dont step out of car without cars on you. simple and its what the police have been telling you for years same with people having thier gates closed or bins in the way on driveway. Only mugs or people being a bit lazy will fall for those tricks.

 

does happen, another is frosty morning, come out, turn your car on to get it warmed up while you scrape the window or worse go inside to get a jug or warm water to clear the windows.

Think the car is safe on the drive as you run in and back out???

Not guilty of doing this honest lol!!!