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mrsv
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Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ
A friend stopped at a pay-at-the-pump gas station to get gas. Once she filled her gas tank and after paying at the pump and starting to leave, the voice of the attendant inside came over the speaker. He told her that something happened with her card and that she needed to come inside to pay. The lady was confused because the transaction showed complete and approved. She relayed that to him and was getting ready to leave but the attendant, once again, urged her to come in to pay or there'd be trouble. She proceeded to go inside and started arguing with the attendant about his threat. He told her to calm down and listen carefully:
He said that while she was pumping gas, a guy slipped into the back seat of her car ! on the other side and the attendant had already called the police.
She became frightened and looked out in time to see her car door open and the guy slip out. The report is that the new gang initiation thing is to bring back a woman and/or her car.. One way they are doing this is crawling under women's cars while they're pumping gas or at grocery stores in the nighttime. The other way is slipping into unattended cars and kidnapping the women.
! Please pass this on to other women, young and old alike. Be extra careful going to and from your car at night. If at all possible, don't go alone!
This is real!!
The message:
1. ALWAYS lock your car doors, even if you're gone for just a second!
2. Check underneath your car when approaching it for reentry, and check in the back before getting in.
3. Always be aware of your surroundings and of other individuals in your general vicinity, particularly at night!
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
Scary. I always lock my car doors, even when pumping gas.
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| Posted 9/10/07 2:52 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
check out snopes.com
This has been making it's rounds for many years.
ETA: It's a good reminder to be aware of your surroundings at all times
Message edited 9/10/2007 2:53:18 PM.
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| Posted 9/10/07 2:52 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
Posted by MrsRbk
check out snopes.com
This has been making it's rounds for many years.
ETA: It's a good reminder to be aware of your surroundings at all times
While this incident may not be true, it is true that many women are kidnapped by someone that was hiding in the back seat of the car.
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| Posted 9/10/07 2:55 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/backseat.asp
*Origins:* This legend first appeared in 1967 and Cartoon of the
legend quickly caught on, becoming one of the favorite scary legends of
that period. In addition to circulating orally, it showed up in Ann
Landers' column in 1982, presented as a harrowing experience that had
befallen the letter writer's friend.
Despite the legend's many incarnations and long history, there's no
record of its ever coming true. It's a cautionary tale, warning us to be
vigilant of our surroundings.
There just aren't that many bad guys lurking in backseats to get worried
about. Though there have been rapes wherein the attacker hid in the back
seat of an automobile, they can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
As for carjackings, in the overwhelming majority of them the assailant
opens the door and gets into the car while the driver is behind the
wheel. There's little of this "lurking in the backseat" bit.
While it's good to be cautious, and aware of your surroundings, it doesn't happen very often, so people shouldn't be paranoid. Safe and aware, yes, but not paranoid that it happens often.
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| Posted 9/10/07 2:59 PM |
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Kara
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
Posted by SweetTooth
Posted by MrsRbk
check out snopes.com
This has been making it's rounds for many years.
ETA: It's a good reminder to be aware of your surroundings at all times
While this incident may not be true, it is true that many women are kidnapped by someone that was hiding in the back seat of the car.
Not really.
Many more people are carjacked while they are in the car, not by waiting assailants that slip into the back seat.
It's good to be aware of your surroundings all the time, yes... but chances aren't very good there's someone hiding out in your back seat.
Besides that, you should always lock your doors whenver you leave your car, even if it is to go pay for gas or whatever.
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| Posted 9/10/07 3:06 PM |
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
True or not, these things CAN and DO happen. It's always better to be safe than sorry; be aware of your surroundings and lock your doors even in broad daylight!!!!
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| Posted 9/10/07 3:18 PM |
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HoneyBadger
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
I do remember hearing something similar happening recently to a woman in either NY or CT.
I know b/c my DH made a point of saying be careful when you go to the gas station.
She was raped, though not killed.
Am I imagining this or can someone back me up?? 
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| Posted 9/10/07 3:26 PM |
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DRMom
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
I have heard this is false but something similar happened to me in Queens.
I just took my card and started pumping gas. A guy started talking to me in Spanish while his buddy went into the car and stole my brand new Coach wallet. I always lock my doors and bring my keys with me now
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| Posted 9/10/07 3:26 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Wanted to share this forward with all the girls here:
Posted by imthecindyofcindyandkevin
True or not, these things CAN and DO happen. It's always better to be safe than sorry; be aware of your surroundings and lock your doors even in broad daylight!!!!
exactly, not even sure why that idea is being debated....
whether people get carjacked at a red light or from someone slipping in the back seat of the car, who cares? The point is to be aware, no one can argue with that 
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| Posted 9/10/07 3:30 PM |
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