Broken parking brake scam blocking traffic?

Question

I'm trying to figure out what this scam was. A guy was blocking a street with his SUV (a nice one). It lurched forward a few times. He kept getting out and told the exact same story that sounded a little too rehearsed to people in other cars behind him. "I'm just trying to get my wife and kids out of the city. I don't know how to turn off the parking brake." He said it exactly the same way every time. I've driven with my parking brake on, but the lurching didn't look like a parking brake that was on.

After blocking traffic for about 5 minutes, he drove off. There was nobody else in the vehicle (no wife and kids).

This felt like some sort of scam, like he would steal my car while I was helping him with his SUV. Does anyone have any idea what kind of scam this might have been?

After blocking traffic for about 5 minutes, he drove off.  There was nobody else in the vehicle (no wife and kids).

This felt like some sort of scam, like he would steal my car while I was helping him with his SUV.  Does anyone have any idea what kind of scam this might have been?

Kristian · Accepted Answer

You offer to move his vehicle for him.  While your in his car someone goes through your car looking for valuables or a purse/wallet in there.  He takes off after you move the vehicle and you get in your car and drive away hopefully before noticing anything might be missing.

? · Answer

Police officer out in his personal vehicle and some one pranked him by setting the parking brake.

Broken parking brake scam blocking traffic?

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