The car that I have now is the very first 4 door that I have had. I am always thankful that the doors lock automatically and I have the child safety locks on at all time so in order to unlock the back doors I have to push the button. Things like this creep me out.

yay for us!!!! although, my dad used to work in a gas station so the one in our town that we go to lets him do his own... :rolleyes: everyone else BE CAREFUL!!!!!! thanks for sharing that!

Urban legend.

Regardless, please be careful in any situation.

Thanks for posting! Something very similar happened to my mom's close friend, Karen. She parked her car in the parking lot of Kings Plaza (a Brooklyn mall) and went shopping. So after a few hours she returned to her car to leave. When she got to the toll booth and handed $10 to the clerk, he FORCEFULLY told her that the money was counterfeit and to step out of her vehicle. She argued with him at first, but because he was very forceful and threatened to call security she got out. As she did, a man opened a door from the backseat of her car and RAN. The clerk had seen this creep crouching low in her backseat. He probably saved her life! Who knows if this creep was going to mug, rape and/or kill her. Her husband was SO thankful (as was she) and to this day, they’re still very good friends with that clerk. This is going back about 6 years ago.

Everyone (but especially women) need to be cautious before they get into their car. Maybe I’m paranoid after 9/11 and all these bombings (especially because I work in Manhattan and take the train everyday) but I carry pepper spray and a large box cutter in my purse AT ALL TIMES. I also have a LOUD LOUD LOUD whistle. This whistle is not just your average whistle. It’s EXTREMELY loud and you’re supposed to use it while you’re running if you are being attacked. My husband also enrolled the both of us into martial arts classes because he wants me to know some basic moves to defend myself. We use to take Judo but now we are taking Tae Kwon Do lessons.

Sometime ago in Indiana I heard on the news how a woman walked out of the mall to her car. When she got to it there was a gang member hiding under her car that cut her legs when she got to the door of her vehicle to try to slow her down so he could kidnap her. Luckily, she got away. The news reported that it was an initiation into the gang to kidnap a woman. Ever since I heard this I def check the bed of my truck and get into my car as fast as I can.

Thanks for posting this Kelly. I'm gonna sit my daughter down and make her read it!

No one can fit under a car and slash your achilles. I think these things are sent out by the government to make everyone afraid. It seems like their biggest goal as of late.

I received that email last year and it scared me to death. I am much more careful now than I was then. Thanks for the post. I read the story again all the way through just as a reminder!

Oh my gosh, I'm sitting here having a heart attach, My 18 yr old daughter will be leaving for college in about 2 weeks and she is someone who I think can be easily fooled or taken advantage of. This kind of stuff freaks me out.!! Even if its not true, its still real scary.