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I received the same e-mail message from a different source a
few days ago. I hesitated to pass it on, because it seemed a bit far-fetched. If
it were true, I would certainly expect that the police and other parties
involved in public safety would publish and broadcast it over all available
forms of media.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 4:40
PM
Subject: Fw: Fw: FW: read this !
> ----------
> >> >***********DANGEROUS
PRANK:*****************
> >> >
> >> >* Please
read and forward to anyone you know who drives.
> >> >
>
>> >* My name is Captain Abraham Sands of the Ontario
Provincial
> >>Police
> >> >Department.
>
>> >
> >> >I have been asked by local authorities to
write this email in
> >>order to
> >> >get the word
out to car drivers of a very dangerous prank that is
> >>
>occurring in numerous cities.
> >> >
> >> >*
Some person or persons have been affixing hypodermic needles to
>
>>the
> >> >underside of gas pump handles. These needles
appear to be
> >>infected with
> >> >HIV positive
blood.
> >> >
> >> >In the Simcoe area alone
there have been 17 cases of people being
> >>stuck
>
>> >by these needles over the past five months.
> >>
>
> >> >* We have verified reports of at least 12 others in
various
> >>provinces
> >> >around the country. It
is believed that these may be copycat
> >>incidents
>
>> >due to someone reading about the crimes or seeing them
reported
> >>on the
> >> >television. At this point
no one has been arrested and catching
> >>the
> >>
>perpetrator(s) has become our top priority.
> >> >
>
>> >* Shockingly, of the 17 people who where stuck, eight have
tested
> >>HIV
> >> >positive and because of the
nature of the disease, the others
> >>could test
> >>
>positive in a couple years.
> >> >
> >> >*
Evidently the consumers go to fill their car with gas, and when
>
>> >picking up the pump handle get stuck with the infected
needle.
> >> >
> >> >IT IS IMPERATIVE TO
CAREFULLY CHECK THE HANDLE of the gas pump
> >>each time
>
>> >you use one.
> >> >
> >> >LOOK AT
EVERY SURFACE YOUR HAND MAY TOUCH, INCLUDING UNDER THE
>
>>HANDLE.
> >> >
> >> >* If you do find a
needle affixed to one, immediately contact
> >>your local
>
>> >police department so they can collect the evidence.
>
>> >
> >> >***********PLEASE HELP US BY MAINTAINING A
VIGILANCE AND BY
> >>FORWARDING
> >> >THIS EMAIL TO
ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES.
> >> >
> >> >THE
MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED WE CAN ALL
>
>>BE.
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