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Warning..!!!!
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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Fred
Overseas Property Company
fred@overseaspropertycompany.com
Real Estate sales - rentals and Lloyds insurance agency.
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This is a viral email and has been doing the rounds for a couple of years.
Please ignore it and don't forward it to anyone.
Neil
www.soltecspain.com
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Soltec I.T Services.
info@soltecspain.com www.soltecspain.com
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Oh Fred, as Neil said, it's been doing the rounds since the year dot! Doesn't anyone check these out before posting? Seem not. I see you've posted it on the local forum to me but no one's brave enough on that one to say it's false for fear they'll get banned for 'not being friendly' 
Check out the hoax sites!
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Fred,
It not a computer virus, so don't worry!
It's a viral e-mail - meaning that people read it and then people pass it on to other people as an e-mail.
Therefore it spreads in the same way that a virus (human or computer) does!
Having said that - It is good advice that if you do see something on your car like that, then either have the passenger remove it - or leave it there until you get home!
As someone could nick something from your car - or even nick the car!
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Errm, hate to be the bearer of bad news but it's not totally false.
Just the other day something similar happened in the Carrefour in Estepona but their latest trick is to ask you for directions whilst you're putting stuff in the boot of your car.
They distract you whilst someone else is knicking your handbag from inside the car.
This has actually happened loads of times, particularly with expats and holidaymakers which are generally more trusting, and generally in supermarket carparks.
You have been warned!
Justin
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