This may have been seen before but I have just received it from Charles Hurst Land Rover by email

Quote:

Be aware of this new car-jacking scheme.



You walk across the car park, unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift or put into reverse. 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 GLASGOW AND MANCHESTER
AND IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!

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 home address. They
already HAVE your keys!!!

I have been sent this warning and asked that it be distributed widely to alert everyone -


Brian Molloy
Detective Constable
Force Intelligence Bureau
Strathclyde Police

Tim this was posted up on the MG forums about 3 years ago.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
Clan Cameron

Perhaps HQ have been passed an example of 'Urban Myth'? It was sent to all employees!

Still, it could well happen and it sounds feasible enough, so one to possibly watch out for.

There tends to be less subtle forms of car-jacking in our part of the country!

Still, it does pay to be carefull, I either remove all bits of paper off the car before unlocking or drive off and remove them at a place of my choice. Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
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I returned to my car the other day and noticed some paper on my window so i drove round the corner and threw it away unfortanately three weeks later i got a fine for non payment of a parking ticket .....

Sorry . to be honest if someone wants your car they will have it. I have a tracker so if they want it they can have it and hopefully within 20 mins they will be bashed by the plod.

Seems like it's doing the rounds!!

Some people have to much time on their hands to be thinking stuff like that up.


http://www.mycarcheck.com/news/2007/10/23/...nds-again/