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golach
23-Dec-05, 10:59
BE CAREFUL
PLEASE BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL STAFF
ALL CAR OWNERS AND CAR DRIVERS, PLEASE READ Warning!!!!
Be aware of new car-jacking scheme.
You walk across the carpark, unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift or put into REVERSE, and you look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your parking space and you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window.
So, you shift the gear stick back into park or 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 car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off!! Your engine was running,you would have left your purse in the car and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.
BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED IN LONDON/MANCHESTERMAKING ITS WAY UP HERE!!!!!!!!
Just drive away and remove the paper later! It is stuck to your window and be thankful that you read this email. I hope you will forward this to friends and family especially to women! A purse >contains all identification, and you certainly do NOT want someone getting your homeaddress. They already HAVE your keys!!!
JUST BE AWARE AND TAKE CARE IT WILL PROBABLY SOON ARRIVE IN YOUR
AREA
Brian Molloy
Detective Constable
Force Intelligence Bureau
Strathclyde Police
0141 532 5867
700 5867 (internal)

weeboyagee
23-Dec-05, 11:03
Thanks for the warning Golach! They try it in Thrumster with my car and lets see who wins! :mad:

DrSzin
23-Dec-05, 12:49
This is yet another hoax and/or urban legend (http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoaxDetails.asp?HName=New+Carjacking+Scheme+Hoax&Page=8) I'm afraid. There's more here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_carjacking.htm).

My advice is to do a Google search whenever you see or receive something like this. In my experience, they are all hoaxes and/or urban legends of one type or another.

Rheghead
23-Dec-05, 13:42
Maybe it is a hoax Doc but Golach has now given a load of numpties in the Caithness area a good idea to try.:rolleyes: