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Subject: FW: Fw: Make sure you read this, and be careful when your
pumping gas


-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Urie [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 7:06 AM
To: 'alexia'; 'alyson'; 'cindy'; 'gary'; 'jimmy'; 'Laura Urie';
'lavonda'; 'maria s'; 'maria u'; 'mum'; 'Rebecca Urie'; 'rene';
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Subject: FW: Fw: Make sure you read this, and be careful when your
pumping gas

>
>> >
> > > **********DANGEROUS PRANK:*****************
> > > Please read and forward to anyone you know who drives.
> > >
> > > My name is Captain Abraham Sands of the Jacksonville, Florida Police
> > >Department.       I have been asked by state and 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 states. 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 Jacksonville 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 states
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
> > > THISEMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES.  THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF
> > >THIS  THE BETTER  PROTECTED WE CAN ALL BE.
> > >

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