Police Warning
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Topic: Police Warning
Posted By: BessieBear
Subject: Police Warning
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 1:44pm
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My sister sent me this, and thought I'll post it here. No one wants to lose their car, ESPECIALLY with their kids in it. PASS IT ON 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.
BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE--NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS (NOT A JOKE)'
------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 1:46pm
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I've seen this email years ago, it's a hoax. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: NewPhoenix
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 1:51pm
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 1:55pm
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/carjack.asp - Here's the Snopes link - it's a hoax. Snopes is a great site for checking things like this  -------------   
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 1:59pm
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My MIL sent it out to us- she'd received it from a cop too. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: didi99
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 2:14pm
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I think whether or not it's a hoax, probably not suck a great idea leaving your car running while you get out to do whatever particualy in a public carpark. -------------  Angel Babies Nov 09, May 10, Dec 10
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 2:23pm
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My sister works at IRD and it was sent from the police. The pic at the bottom is the NZ police symbol. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 2:35pm
| yea whats to stop nasty people thinking 'hey thats a good idea' and start doing it for real. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 5:34pm
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It's a hoax and years old. They copy and paste a police logo onto it. Not hard to do. -------------  
 
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Posted By: scribe
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 7:56pm
| It doesn't read like it came from the NZ Police - we don't use the word gas (it's petrol), and would you use 'public parking area' instead of 'carpark'? Plus it's so sexist. Funny that actual police officers are forwarding it around though! I |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 1:36pm
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My former boss told me about this scam months ago .
Hmmm,....maybe he was the instigator ........ ------------- 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 1:38pm
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Whether its a hoax or not, its better to be safe than sorry, if there is something on your back windscreen and its not in your line of vision , just leave it .
Just in case, you never know -------------
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 5:05pm
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when I read it I thought this didn't sound like something in NZ.....I never lock my door once I get in the car. But having said that it good to know that this is something someone could do ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 8:33pm
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had that email a few months back but the wording was different, theres a few going around another one is about flashing your lights at cars that dont have their lights on at night as some gangs will chase you down etc follow you home etc ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |