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alan1951

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I received the following email so am passing it on:-
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
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Alan
 
Thanks Alan I will remember that
Where was your car when it got labelled?
Hana
 
I suggest you all take a read of this. This is the way Viruses etc are spread in circulating e-mails. The Police in the UK do not send out warning e-mails to the public, it would have been posted on their websites. Still good advice, but treat it for what it is, a fake.

Published on Friday, April 13, 2007
in the Ft. Myers News-Press



Fake e-mail still haunts FHP officer
If you happen to get an e-mail from Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Tony Bartolome warning about a new carjack scheme, please don't call him.

In fact, just ignore it.

The e-mail, which urges receivers to keep it going, has been kicking around for better than four years, said Bartolome, assigned to the patrol's investigations bureau in Orlando. It landed in news-press.com reporters' inboxes again this week.

It has now achieved the status of urban legend, according to the patrol's public information office.

The message warns receivers about carjackers who affix a piece of paper on the back window of cars in the hope the driver will notice it while backing out of a parking spot and get out of the car to remove it.

When that happens,the bandits pounce and speed off with the victim's car and possessions, the message says.

Well, as with most of these tales, it has a kernel of truth, Bartolome said.

"I got that information four and half years ago from the San Diego police," he said. "I passed it on to a couple of friends. I wish I'd never sent it."

San Diego police Sergeant Jim Shorr said he's seen the message on the Internet, but to his knowledge San Diego hasn't had any cases like it.

"It was attributed to us," he said. "But I don't know where it came from."

Since the day Bartolome hit the send key, he has been flooded with calls from other cops, concerned people from across the country and, yes, even reporters.

"It might seem funny, but it's really an annoyance," he said.
 
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