Police are warning the public to be vigilant after several women say a man got them to pull over and then claimed something was wrong with their vehicles.

Winnipeg police say they have received six reports in two weeks of a man in a vehicle flagging down female drivers.

Const. Tammy Skrabek says in all cases, the man got the woman's attention by flashing his lights or rolling down his car window.

Once the car stops, police say, the man tells the driver that there are mechanical issues with her vehicle. He claims he is a mechanic and has the right parts on hand to make repairs for a fee of $50 or $100. At least two women paid the man, police said.

Some drivers have reported to police they declined that offer during the encounters and followed up with an automotive professional, only to find there was nothing wrong with their vehicles.

Const. Tammy Skrabek said police have no idea what the man's intentions are beyond money.

"We know that so far all the people that have come forward are women. That is concerning, whether he is preying on them because they are women and assuming they are naive in terms of mechanics, or whether he is preying on them as women for ulterior motives," she said.

"It's a safety concern. We don't know what would happen."

Police are asking drivers to be cautious if they come across a male driver waving them down.

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