[Coco] Off Topic. But for your safety.

[Arthur Flexser]

BEWARE!!!!   The truth contained in emailed warnings tends to be inversely
proportional to to the number of capital letters, exclamation points, and
requests that you forward the warning to everybody you know.  Bonus
bogusness points awarded for lack of identification of the original
source!!!

BEWARE, BEWARE, BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Art

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Brian Goers <briang0671 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> To: everyone
> If I offended someone. Sorry
>
> My sister received this from a truck driver and I wanted forward it.
> If nothing else make us aware.
>
> I usually look over my van before I get in myself.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Warning..!!!!                  Warning..!!!!           Warning..!!!!
>
>
>  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 gas.  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 parking lot, unlock your car and get  inside. You
>  start the engine and shift into  Reverse.
>
>  When  you look into the rear view 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  Park, 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  keep this going
>                        and  tell all your friends
>
> --
> Brian Goers
> Glenside Computer Club
> Vice President of Special Events
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