I've also heard of two scenerios's:

1. Using Public Phones- Be very careful when pulling your change under
the nozzle. It's been reported AIDS victims use these same hypodermic
needles. Use exact change if at all possible and if you don't really
need the change, let them have it, look at it as your contribution
towards the HIV/AIDS Fund.

2. Bank Deposit Envelopes- Also when making ATM deposits try not to
lick those envelopes. It was reported that an HIV/AID victim was going
around various ATM machines and licking their envelopes and secreting saliva
on them.Thus, transmitting this deadly disease.

YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL. ALWAYS EXERCISE CAUTION.


>From: Saul Mbenga <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Fwd: FW: Fw: Make sure you read this,              and be careful
>when your pumping gas
>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 20:26:53 EDT
>
>In a message dated 6/22/00 9:45:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><<
>  Subject: FW: Fw: Make sure you read this, and be careful when your
>  pumping gas
>
>
>  > Subject: Re: 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.
>  > > >
>  > > > >>
>
><< message3.txt >>

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