I can't believe some idiots who post mass email hoaxes to listservs

[skygazer]

:banghead:

Check Snopes, morans!

This is what I received - I replied to the list with the Snopes link. :eyes:

Warning: Look at the gas pump handle BEFORE you pump your
> gas. Please read and forward to anyone you know who drives
> a car.
>
> My name is Captain Abraham Sands of theJacksonville ,
> 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 (5) 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
> 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, 8
> 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.
>
> Rose L ambert, Chief Aide to Supervisor Gerry Hyland, Mount
> Vernon District, 2511 Parkers Lane , Alexandria , VA
> 22306 .
>
> PLEASE READ THIS AND PASS IT ON TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS
> BOOK!!!!
>