Be Aware: Car-jacking

mynxi · 06-02-2004, 04:31 PM

Be aware of new car-jacking scheme (This could also be used as a ploy for kidnapping)

Imagine: You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift into REVERSE, and you look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your parking space and you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window.
So, you stop and park your car, 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 car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off !!
Your engine was running, you would have your purse/wallet in the car and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.

BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.
Just drive away and remove the paper that is stuck to your window later. A purse contains all identification, and you certainly do NOT want someone getting your home address. They already HAVE your keys!

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Necromancer · 06-02-2004, 04:48 PM

Or, maybe people should do what they teach in driving school and LOOK at the car before they get in and take off! Could have a flat tire, leaking fluid, whatever -- all things you're supposed to notice before you get in the car. A piece of paper? C'mon...

Geez...

AllWheelDrift · 06-02-2004, 04:49 PM

And someone was asking on another thread why people in Richmond always back into spaces... clearly it's to avoid this method of carjacking.

tora · 06-02-2004, 05:07 PM

I always try to back into spaces that way when I leave the lot it is less likely to run over little suzy snot nose playing behind my car. As for car jacking I don't think that will be a huge thing here and if it is, take my damn car, I want a new one anyways.

4wheelflyer · 06-02-2004, 05:11 PM

just be happy we are not in south africa , they just shoot you ,pull your body out of the car and take it

fukamoto · 06-02-2004, 05:29 PM

Car jackers are getting lazy

b14st · 06-02-2004, 05:45 PM

if thats happen to me...ill take off the key and let the turbo timer run the engine..i wanna see the car jacker's face when he put down the hand brake

Tricky · 06-02-2004, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 4wheelflyer
just be happy we are not in south africa , they just shoot you ,pull your body out of the car and take it

Yeah, but they can have cool flame throwers on their cars!

... the sad state of some places in the world.

bwco · 06-02-2004, 06:20 PM

Just in case >> If u're selling our vehicle, please read !

Car jackers and you meet at a parking lot, you arrived and went out to shake hands, next thing you know is, the car jackers jumped into your driver's seat and took off.

My cousin got his bimmer stolen like that. It was stripped and recovered the next day in surrey.

4wheelflyer · 06-02-2004, 06:37 PM

when I was working for the auto trader and the buy & sell, there where a few cases of car jackers pretending to be car buyers .
pretty smart, if only they used their brain's to help people instead

Davidhtam · 06-02-2004, 06:38 PM

ack surrey!

yeng · 06-03-2004, 05:53 AM

thanks for the tips. If I see that paper at the back, I will grab my metal baseball bat from the back seat with me, love to smash criminal.

bender · 06-03-2004, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Our law enforcement contacts noted that although the process described above could be used by carjackers, they were unfamiliar with any cases of cars being stolen in this manner, and the scheme outlined ran contrary to their experience of how carjackers operate. Specifically, they said that carjackings are generally crimes of opportunity, committed by persons in need of quick cash or youngsters either out for a thrill or participating in some rite of passage (such as a gang initiation). Carjackers tend to hang around places where motorists have to stop or exit their vehicles (e.g., intersections, gas stations, car washes, ATMs, freeway on- and off-ramps) and then force the drivers out of their automobiles (or simply take off with the temporarily unoccupied cars). Running around parking lots sticking flyers on windshields and then hanging around to wait for drivers to return to their vehicles involves planning and exposure atypical of most carjackers; they're more likely to approach occupied vehicles (particularly luxury cars with high resale value) and force the drivers out (by threatening them with weapons and/or physically pulling them out of their seats).

maybe??

Penphoe · 06-03-2004, 10:13 AM

Sory Mynxi, it looks like to be one of those urban legends.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_carjacking.htm

LaterZ!
Darren!!

mynxi · 06-03-2004, 01:54 PM

i thought i'd let you guys just discuss about this new "scheme". nothing much. i find the richmond driving manners much more interesting though

pha qed · 06-03-2004, 05:42 PM

wouldnt the wind knock off the paper anyways?

Mirage · 06-03-2004, 07:39 PM

Doesn't hurt to be attentive.. we're all in a rush to get to places these days and forget to look around our cars. ie. I found a second "gelato flyer/coupon" stuck to my windows only after I had started driving off.

chopchop · 06-03-2004, 09:41 PM

hm did this happen to anyone here?
where did u hear this from?
its kinda like the style i heard about before...
pretending to get hit by ur car or tell u something is wrong with ur passenger side wheels or doors or watever..

damn theives !

06-02-2004, 04:31 PM	#1
mynxi Scooby Specialist Member#: 32211 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Richmond, BC Vehicle: 2001 GC/R6/E60 Cashmere Yellow	Be Aware: Car-jacking Be aware of new car-jacking scheme (This could also be used as a ploy for kidnapping) Imagine: You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift into REVERSE, and you look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your parking space and you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you stop and park your car, 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 car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off !! Your engine was running, you would have your purse/wallet in the car and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED. Just drive away and remove the paper that is stuck to your window later. A purse contains all identification, and you certainly do NOT want someone getting your home address. They already HAVE your keys! * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

06-02-2004, 04:48 PM	#2
Necromancer Scooby Specialist Member#: 477 Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Vancouver Vehicle: GC4 -> GGA -> GM6 Yeah, that's about right.	Or, maybe people should do what they teach in driving school and LOOK at the car before they get in and take off! Could have a flat tire, leaking fluid, whatever -- all things you're supposed to notice before you get in the car. A piece of paper? C'mon... Geez... Last edited by Necromancer; 06-02-2004 at 05:31 PM.

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06-02-2004, 04:49 PM	#3
AllWheelDrift Scooby Specialist Member#: 9191 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle: 2002 Impreza 2.5TS Blue Ridge Pearl	And someone was asking on another thread why people in Richmond always back into spaces... clearly it's to avoid this method of carjacking.

06-02-2004, 05:07 PM	#4
tora Scooby Guru Member#: 5851 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver Vehicle: 09 Forester XT + NA Miata	I always try to back into spaces that way when I leave the lot it is less likely to run over little suzy snot nose playing behind my car. As for car jacking I don't think that will be a huge thing here and if it is, take my damn car, I want a new one anyways.

06-02-2004, 05:11 PM	#5
4wheelflyer Scooby Specialist Member#: 18247 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: earth Vehicle: 90 R32 Skyline GTS-T Type M	just be happy we are not in south africa , they just shoot you ,pull your body out of the car and take it

06-02-2004, 05:29 PM	#6
fukamoto Scooby Guru Member#: 13339 Join Date: Dec 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Seattle, WA Vehicle: 2013 BRZ White	Car jackers are getting lazy

06-02-2004, 05:45 PM	#7
b14st Scooby Newbie Member#: 62287 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coquitlam, BC CANADA Vehicle: 2004 L Navigator Black	if thats happen to me...ill take off the key and let the turbo timer run the engine..i wanna see the car jacker's face when he put down the hand brake

06-02-2004, 06:20 PM	#9
bwco Scooby Specialist Member#: 44137 Join Date: Sep 2003 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver, BC	Just in case >> If u're selling our vehicle, please read ! Car jackers and you meet at a parking lot, you arrived and went out to shake hands, next thing you know is, the car jackers jumped into your driver's seat and took off. My cousin got his bimmer stolen like that. It was stripped and recovered the next day in surrey.

06-02-2004, 06:37 PM	#10
4wheelflyer Scooby Specialist Member#: 18247 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: earth Vehicle: 90 R32 Skyline GTS-T Type M	when I was working for the auto trader and the buy & sell, there where a few cases of car jackers pretending to be car buyers . pretty smart, if only they used their brain's to help people instead

06-02-2004, 06:38 PM	#11
Davidhtam Scooby Specialist Member#: 30107 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Close to a big WHITE rock Vehicle: 90 Acura Integra Melbourn Blue Metallic	ack surrey!

06-03-2004, 05:53 AM	#12
yeng Scooby Specialist Member#: 28041 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: 123 Fake Street Vehicle: 2008 mini cooper	thanks for the tips. If I see that paper at the back, I will grab my metal baseball bat from the back seat with me, love to smash criminal.

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Penphoe Friendly Neighbourhood Moderator Member#: 269 Join Date: Sep 1999 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Burnaby, B.C., Canada Vehicle: 2005 ABP LGT LTD BP6 00 Impreza RS GM6 RIP	Sory Mynxi, it looks like to be one of those urban legends. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_carjacking.htm LaterZ! Darren!!

06-03-2004, 01:54 PM	#15
mynxi Scooby Specialist Member#: 32211 Join Date: Jan 2003 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Richmond, BC Vehicle: 2001 GC/R6/E60 Cashmere Yellow	i thought i'd let you guys just discuss about this new "scheme". nothing much. i find the richmond driving manners much more interesting though

06-03-2004, 05:42 PM	#16
pha qed * Banned * Member#: 57198 Join Date: Mar 2004	wouldnt the wind knock off the paper anyways?

06-03-2004, 07:39 PM	#17
Mirage NASIOC Supporter Member#: 155 Join Date: Aug 1999 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Vehicle: 01 RS Coupe/Silver 00 SiR/06 ZX-6R	Doesn't hurt to be attentive.. we're all in a rush to get to places these days and forget to look around our cars. ie. I found a second "gelato flyer/coupon" stuck to my windows only after I had started driving off.

06-03-2004, 09:41 PM	#18
chopchop Scooby Specialist Member#: 55630 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: VIC Location: Vancouver, B.C. Vehicle: 04 STi Stage 2 PSM	hm did this happen to anyone here? where did u hear this from? its kinda like the style i heard about before... pretending to get hit by ur car or tell u something is wrong with ur passenger side wheels or doors or watever.. damn theives !