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I wondered if there was a trope for this. I do realize we have Because You Were Nice to Me and You Will Be Spared, which are definitely related.
As an example, in Going Postal, The Igor working for the villain is fond of the villain's housekeeper and so tells her that it would be a good idea to stay with her sister who lives elsewhere, because he knows his boss is insane and bad things are going to happen.
I can't find it right now, but I remember reading years ago on Snopes.com an article about racist urban legends about cab drivers (a professional stereotypically associated with Muslim immigrants) warning passengers not to come to work on September 11, 2001.
I remember the article discussing the trope possibly originating with the short story "Specialty of the House", where a waiter attempts to warn one of the protagonists against visiting the kitchen, after he defends the waiter against a drunk attacking him (it's suggested that the waiter was attempting to waylay the drunk in order to cook him).