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Title: warning
Post by: b4ndit on 12 October 2012, 22:20:32
pulled this off a forum i am a member of maybe something or nothing but better safe than sorry






Subject: Driver Warning. Not a joke !!!
 
Important message from Crime Stoppers PLEASE READ ???
 While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it. For whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I called the Police and they were going to check it out. But, this is what the Police advised even before they went out there to check.
 

"There are several things to be aware of. Gangs and thieves are now plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women) to stop their vehicle and get out of the car".
 
"There is a gang initiation reported by the local Police where gangs are placing a car seat by the road, with a fake baby in it, waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby. Note that the location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or grassy (field) area and the person -- woman -- will be dragged into the woods, beaten, raped and usually left for dead. If it's a man, they're usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too".
 
DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON. DIAL 9-9-9 AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW BUT DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN.
 
IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSCREEN, DO NOT STOP TO CHECK THE CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO 92.5% AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THESE CRIMINALS.
 
THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES. THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVOURY INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT.
 
Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic being used. Please be safe.
 
Get started NOW. SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.
Title: Re: warning
Post by: Nickbat on 12 October 2012, 22:25:32
Hoax.

http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/fraud/types-of-fraud/common-scams/crime-stoppers-road-side-gang-warning-hoax (http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/fraud/types-of-fraud/common-scams/crime-stoppers-road-side-gang-warning-hoax)

The dead giveaway is that Crimestoppers/Police etc., never use capitalised sentences for emphasis. 
Title: Re: warning
Post by: PhilRich on 12 October 2012, 22:27:06
Fear not b4ndit! this an OLD chestnut that has been rattling around the tinternet for a fair while now! ;)
Thanks for the 'heads up' though, it's good to know we're looking out for each other! :y
Title: Re: warning
Post by: b4ndit on 12 October 2012, 22:33:59
no probs thanks for the heads up :y
Title: Re: warning
Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2012, 08:34:08
Standard chain letter, designed to harvest email addresses and, in some cases, DoS specific email services.
Title: Re: warning
Post by: Turk on 13 October 2012, 10:53:54
Standard chain letter, designed to harvest email addresses and, in some cases, DoS specific email services.

 :y

Just like all the other 'feel good', 'heartwarming', 'tear jerking', 'amazing' stories etc.  >:(
Title: Re: warning
Post by: dbug on 13 October 2012, 23:40:13
pulled this off a forum i am a member of maybe something or nothing but better safe than sorry


Get started NOW. SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.

Total scam mate - there's the clue ;)
Title: Re: warning
Post by: Stallion on 14 October 2012, 05:05:36
no probs thanks for the heads up :y
+1