Looks can be deceiving. My DIL was in a Home Depot parking lot and a very clean cut, well dressed black guy approached her as she was putting items in the trunk of her convertible car. He said, “let me take that cart for you”. Then it got scary, she got in the car and so did he, ordered her to drive. Long story, but she survived by gunning the car to the front of the store and screamed for help. Then it got more interesting. The guy had an arrest record a mile long, however, he was a great looking guy.
Thank God your daughter got away unscathed. That was guts and quick thinking on her part.
When I was in my twenties, I was out for a long walk one evening, and a truck screeched up to me, stopped, and a crazy-looking guy yelled, “GET IN.” I froze, but then a car came along, and he took off. I’ll never forget that.
Nowadays, when I’m heading across a parking lot toward my car, I try to look like a complete in-control b*tch, and I stay aware of footsteps behind me, and the cars parked next to me.