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"Virus Hoax:
Urband Legend Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 12
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Needles on Gas Pump Handles
June 2000
And another example of one of the Hidden Needles legends.
***********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
THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO DRIVES. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO KNOW OF
THIS THE BETTER PROTECTED WE CAN ALL BE.
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
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