I received this email from a close friend that this happened to so I know it isn’t a hoax. Pass it on – it may save you from being a victim.
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From: Victim of carjacking
To: ‘the inscrutable chicken’; ‘fat bloke I met down the pub’; ‘the third of my three friends’
Sent: Fri Feb 08 15:36:22 2008
Subject: BEWARE OF NEW METHOD OF CAR JACKING!!!!!!!!!!! (NOT A JOKE)
Guys,
car jackers have gotten increasingly sophisticated – from grabbing your keys at traffic lights, or hiding in your back seat when you go in to pay for petrol, to putting bits of paper in the back window of your car in parking lots.
The new method is to wait until you have parked your car and gone into your house. When the coast is clear, they can open your locks with a master device known in underground circles as a “key”. If your car has an alarm or immobiliser, they can disable it with an advanced electronic infra-red emitting device called a “fob”.
“But wait”, I hear you say, “I have a super-duper expensive car that has 3 million key permutations and an alarm that uses 1,024 bit encryption that will take a modern computer 19 days to cycle through all of the possible combinations. They can’t possibly succeed without my keys”. This is where the car jackers get really sneaky.
They masquerade as single people in nightclubs and bars. Having spied their victims, they ask them out on a date, where they exercise their charm to secure subsequent dates – ultimately leading to cohabitation and marriage. After a while, they pretend that nothing you do is good enough for them. They whine about how you can’t hold down a job, that your collection of dirty mags is cluttering up the living room, and the stench of beer in the toilet is overwhelming. Finally, they pretend there is a snapping point where they walk out and take your car. YOU HAVE JUST BECOME A VICTIM!!!!!!!
This happened to me last week. Don’t let it happen to you. DO NOT go to any nightclubs. DO NOT go to any bars. DO NOT go on any dates. DO NOT engage in any social interaction that may lead to intimacy. Follow these rules and you can avoid becoming another victim.
You’re welcome.
