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 From: secret.fromyou@freespeech.com 
 Copy: maill2news@freedom.gmsociety.org 
  
 CVS STORES WILL KIDNAP YOUR CAR! 
  
 I learned the hard way today that towing your car from their 
 parking lot and holding it for ranson - $160 cash - is a 
 profitable secret sideline of the CVS store on 14th Street in 
 Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. 
  
 I parked in the lot, which had many available spaces, and 
 entered the store. Unknown to me, I was being watched. I came 
 out about 5 minutes later, and rather than driving away 
 immediately I walked to another nearby store and returned in 
 about 20 minutes. 
  
 MY CAR WAS GONE! 
  
 A man in a towtruck parked nearby called to me, and informed me 
 he had towed my car. He told me the exact actions I had taken as 
 he had observed them, and said they were a violation of the 
 parking rules. His company is "Port of NYC Inc," which implies a 
 connection with city government, but in fact there is none. 
 Their address is 211 Eagle Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222, (718) 383- 
 5454. 
  
 I was directed to read the fine print on a sign that said they 
 have the right to tow away any car, basically if the owner does 
 anything other than park, immediately enter the store, make a 
 purchase, and immediately come back to their car and drive off. 
  
 I threatened to call the police, but was told that as the lot is 
 private property, they would say it is a civil matter and do 
 nothing. The towtruck driver's attitude was arrogant and not 
 open to reason. I had to go to an ATM, get $160 cash, and give 
 it to him when my car was returned 15 minutes later. He insisted 
 that I sign that the car had not sustained damage, but would not 
 let me inspect it carefully, starting to drive off with it as 
 soon as I began to do so. Fortunately it was OK. 
  
 I have receipts, for which I had to pay extra, as if I did not 
 request a receipt there would've been no tax charge. This alone 
 is of course a violation of the law. 
  
 I asked specifically whose lot it was, but the towtruck driver 
 would not tell me and denied it was the property of CVS. I then 
 entered the CVS store, questioned the manager, and was told that 
 yes, the lot is the property of the store. No doubt they get a 
 percentage of the ransom their car thieves extort. 
  
 BOYCOTT CVS - UNSCRUPULOUS CARNAPPERS! 
  
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