Dear Drivers,
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Please read this message. Important message from Crime Stoppers, please
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read...
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While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an
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infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over it. For
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whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of thoughts
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running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I called the
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Police and they were going to check it out. But, this is what the Police
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advised even before they went out there to check....
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There are several things to be aware of ... gangs and thieves are now
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plotting different ways to get a person (mostly women)to stop their vehicle
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and get out of the car.
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There is a gang initiation reported by the local Police where gangs are
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placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it...waiting for a
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woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned baby. "
Note that the
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location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or grassy
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(field) area and the person -- woman -- will be dragged into the woods,
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beaten and raped, and usually left for dead. If it's a man, they're usually
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beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too.
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DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON!!! DIAL 9-9-9 AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON'T
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EVEN SLOW DOWN.
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IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSCREEN, DO NOT
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STOP TO CHECK THE CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER
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BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO
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92.5%, AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM
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OF THESE CRIMINALS.
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THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND
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RELATIVES. THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVOURY INDIVIDUALS WHO
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WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."

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Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic used.
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Please be safe.
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Get started NOW -- SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO
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BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.
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Please take this seriously!

Thanks Blink I have put this on our facebook as well as facebook itself

think again .... as Blinks not checked his info


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Outline
Warning message claims that criminals in the UK are placing infant car seats containing fake babies on the sides of rural roads as a means of tricking potential victims into stopping their cars so that gang members can rape and rob them as part of a gang initiation.



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Subject: FW: A serious Message/Warning PLEASE READ
Dear Drivers, I thought you should be aware of this email I received.

Please read this message. 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 and 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.

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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 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.

So is that a hoax then VG?

yes bernie. it is .....check it out on the link i gave

Thank VG why do people do that

Sorry I was only trying to help, I didn't know that there was a way of checking these things. Thank you VG for the link.

Blink wrote:

Sorry I was only trying to help, I didn't know that there was a way of checking these things. Thank you VG for the link.

Don't worry blink, I did not know either Anyway I have removed all the posts on facebook as one or two came back to say these hoax's only gives criminals ideas - so banished them as fast as lightening