Gabe,
This is an urban hoax - similar to a virus hoax running around the internet -
You can find a list of them on various web sites - don't have one on the tip
of my bookmarks right now (at home). Thanks for the concern anyway
Best,
Charles Overy
LGM
Gabe Clark wrote:
> Dear list,
> Has anyone ever heard of this? Has it happend in your town? Is it
> really posible? If it is, how scary and what a bunch of sick individuals!
>
> Subject: FW:
> Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:54:27 -0600
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tiffany Day [mailto:wtday@juno.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:46 AM
> To: sprouts4me@juno.com
>
> > > Subject: Please be careful of Pay Phones
> > >
> > > Hello, this is to warn every one of a new thing happening in
> > > communities as a gang initiation and such. If you care about anyone,
> > > please forward this to them immediately so they can learn of the
> possible
> > > harm. Even if you don't read this, at least forward it to people.
> > >
> > > Hello, my name is Tina Strongman and I work at a police station, as
> > > a phone operator for 911. Lately, we've received many phone calls
> > > pertaining to a new sort of problem that has arisen in the inner
> cities,
> > > and is now working it's way to smaller towns. It seems that a new
> form
> > > of gang initiation is to go find as many pay phones as possible and
> put
> a
> > > mixture of LSD and Strychnine onto the buttons. This mixture is
> deadly
> > > to the human touch, and apparently, this has killed some people on
> the
> > > east coast. Strychnine is a chemical used in rat poison and is
> easily
> > > separated from the rest of the chemicals. When mixed with LSD, it
> creates
> > > a
> > > substance that is easily absorbed into the human flesh, and highly
> fatal.
> > >
> > > Please be careful if you are using a pay phone anywhere. You may
> > > want to wipe it off, or just not use one at all. If you have any
> > > questions, you can contact me at the links listed below. Please be
> very
> > > careful. Let your friends and family know about this potential
> hazard.
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Tina Strongman
> > > Email - tinastrongman@hotmail.com
>
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