There was a similar warning about this type of event on Sosua News - Feedback :
16 March 2012
just a reminder, dont stop on the highway for anyone unless its police in a marked vehicle with lights and id, was stopped in feb by four men claiming to be police in a white car. they had pistols, jipeta following i was alone had just left a bar near the europa hotel about midnight to drive back to puerto plata was told my rental car was stolen. i was put in back of my car, handcuffed with plastic ties all my possessions taken, driven 5 km south of imbert and dumped in the country, in the sugar cane, left with nothing but my clothes and my life. freed my ankles, walked to imbert where the police were very good, drove me back to puerto plata and my apartment there, got my id and then spent a couple of hours in the police station in puerto plata making out reports. the robbers were caught two weeks later, turns out there were seven members stealing cars and selling them in haiti. four of them were ex-police officers. car was never found, also make sure you get good insurance coverage on your rental car by
tonyb, northamerica
Sos?a-News
So maybe this is a bit more organised - put this together with Monkey Jungle and !!!
Olly and the team