A quick grocery run should not end with someone trailing your car through neighborhood streets. Yet across social media posts, local police alerts, and community forums, women are sharing unsettling stories about being approached in parking lots, distracted near their vehicles, or realizing too late that another car is following them home. While details vary, many incidents are being grouped under what people call the “car tag scam” — a tactic that blends distraction, surveillance, and opportunistic theft. Understanding how this alleged scheme works can help shoppers stay alert without falling into panic or misinformation.
