>From: 1Cool Dude <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Fwd: FW: Fw: Make sure you read this, and be >careful when your pumping gas >Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 02:00:23 GMT > >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 >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------