I just got an email from a pal who had this note:

WARNING FROM POLICE

THIS APPLIES TO BOTH WOMEN AND MEN
BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE.
NEW WAY TO DO CAR-JACKINGS. (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 and put
it into Reverse.

When you look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your space, you
notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear screen. So you
stop, and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it
is), because it is obstructing your view.
Then when you reach the back of your car, is when the car-jackers appear
out of nowhere.
They jump in and take off. They practically run you over as they speed off.

And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.
So now the car-jacker has your car, your home address, your money, and
your keys. Your home and your whole identity are compromised!


BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.

If you see a piece of paper stuck to the 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

Thanks Mihad...ive put this as my FB status

Do they slap it on as you're getting in or is it already there? Just curious...

be careful fellow orgers...

dont pass this around it's an ancient hoax

http://www.hoax-slayer.co...rning.html

http://urbanlegends.about...acking.htm

http://www.snopes.com/cri...arjack.asp

when you hear shit like this, google it up first before spamming it around

unique said:

we have had quite a few car jackings here in Oz recently, even if it is a hoax, it is good advice

unique said:

Hoax or not it could happen one day so keep it in the back of ur mind. I'm not annoyed I posted it, I think it will help either way.
[Edited 2/7/10 2:18am]

RenHoek said:

already there!

prb said:

prb said:

Ur welcome Tracy , me 2

missmad said:

the people that start this shit do it on purpose so idiots get worried for no reason and spam the shit about all over the place. if you bother reading the links i posted you'll see that no-one has been reported as falling for this

your just falling for the scam by spreading it about, the scam is not the newspaper, but getting fake messages spammed about

This happened to me, but they stuck it on the back of my bicycle helmet.

unique said:

I did read them and just cause no one reported it doesn't mean it ain't happening or could happen


did u not read what I wrote b4, scam or not it is a good thing to keep in mind

mcmeekle said:

awwwww , did u report it? Were you hurt?

missmad said:

the reason no-one reported it is cuz it never happened. who the fuck is going to let their car get stolen and not report it?

it's not good to cause unnecessary alarm and concern to people with spam like this. face it, you were fooled by it, so just tell people it's a fake and move on

unique said:

Exactly. This is spam and it's done the rounds before (and no doubt it will again).

Besides, even if it were true (and it's not), anyone fucking stupid enough to get out of their car leaving the keys in it (and I guess we're meant to believe they leave the engine running too) deserves to have it stolen. So please don't be concerned about warning these fictitious stupid people, because there's no cure for stupidity.

well, it's good advice to stay on the safe side, thanks for looking out for others safety!

mcmeekle said:

you're a comical geenyus.

AsylumUtopia said:

as i said earlier, we have had a spate of car jackings here in Oz, so even if it is a fake, it is still good advise.

how about this one:

2 mystery people in white jump in car and drive off while lady loads groceries into back of car, with her 3 kids in the car



we DO things like switch on the car and get the air-con started up before climbing in sometimes, when temps soad to 100°F+

http://www.news.com.au/na...5818624319

these folks didn't bother with bits of paper either

unique said:

fooled or not as a orger said we've had car jackings here so good advice either way.

ZombieKitten said:

her son was a hero that day...

i saw a lady do exactly the same thing just last week

missmad said:

I agree as well. It's a very good safety tip in areas where car jackings and other crimes are an issue, regardless of how it originated. As long is it's sent selectively as a personal address or blind mail, as opposed to a mass mailing that could open it up to phishers, I think it can be a preventative step that does far more good than it does harm. This is the kind of world we live in today, and I'd rather see friends and loved one play it safe rather than be sorry later.

Ottensen said:

unfortunately, that is so true

Ottensen said:

How is warning people not to be as dumb as pig shit a good safety tip?

It's spam, doesn't matter where it originates or where it's targeted, it's still spam. Either you're intelligent enough to be vigilant and protect what is yours, or you're not.

No amount of spam thinly veiled as a warning is going to make a thick motherfucker any less thick.

AsylumUtopia said:

Like you've never let ur car running and got out for whatever reason? Maybe you haven't but may people have- people who do this ain't dumb either.

Who you calling thick?
[Edited 2/8/10 4:39am]

AsylumUtopia said:

how can it be spam, if its friends passing on advice to friends...not everyone in their mail box!!!

ive actually been in a car with someone who has driven off, then noticed something under their windscreen wiper...(it was advertising), they got out to remove it...and left the car running as i was still in it...this could easily happen in areas where jacking is rife...and no area is immune to bad ppl.

A friendly reminder never hurts...just like making sure you empty your mailbox when on holidays etc.

prb said:

right.

prb said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ctronic%29

passing around a hoax police message is not passing advice to friends, it's spamming, and you are doing just what the message creators want, stupid shit passed around email/facebook/forums etc, creating unnecessary worry and wasting peoples time

unique said:[quote]

prb said:

Can we just agree to disagree. We think it is a good idea if our pals know about it. U don't cause it's spam. Fine. And since when is Wikipedia a good or reliable source. They tell us at uni/college not to use it as people can update and change anything they want and add bull.

it is necessary cause aussie orgers have had things like this happening thus it is muy importante, ok?

prb said:

If I couldn't reach it through the window from inside the car then I'd get out of the car to retrieve it too - but I'd take my keys with me. Doesn't matter who is or isn't in the car - if I'm not, then nor are my keys. Seems like perfectly logical and responsible car ownership to me.

unique said:

Thank you. Somebody gets it.