From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In  David Scheidt  writes:   
      
   >Such scams happen from time to time in the US.  A number of   
   >municipally owned parking lots in Chicago have signs that say   
   >something to the effect of "put your money in the ticket machine,   
   >anyone asking for it is scamming", and a friend had his car towed from   
   >a lot where he'd paid to park while attending a concert.   
      
   Not always a complete scam.   
      
   In NYC, for example, there are municpal parking lots where   
   you can pay the meter for an hour.   
      
   One of which I frequently used.   
      
   There would be people there who'd, for an extra dollar   
   a hit, would re-feed the meter for you so you could   
   stay in the lot longer.   
      
   - every so often the city would put an actual traffic   
   agent there and ticket you if your car was there   
   longer than the hour even if the meter was reset.   
      
   - under NYC rules you're supposed to move when the   
   time is up and refeeding the meter doesn't clear you.   
      
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