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Urban Myth of the Day: The Female Body Parts Snatchers
The Internet is a breeding ground for false warnings and urban myths. Always read hysterical WARNINGS with a grain of salt
A reader writes about an "OPP" report that depraved killers are sneaking into women's cars at filling stations, intent on killing the drivers for body parts. Here's the text of the e-mail that we received:
I received this message from a local OPP officer - thought it worth passing on to all - just in case you're travelling into the cities (hope this kind of thing wouldn't happen here!) Scarey Stuff for sure....
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR SAFETY - PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ.
A friend stopped at a pay-at-the-pump gas station to get gas. Once she filled her gas tank after paying at the pump and started to leave the attendant inside came over the speaker. He told her that something happened with her card and that she needed to come inside to pay.
The lady was confused because the transaction showed complete and approved. She told him that and was getting ready to leave but the attendant once again urged her to come in to pay - or else.
She proceeded to go inside and started arguing with the attendant about his threat. He told her to calm down and listen carefully: He told her that while she was pumping gas, a man slipped into the backseat of her car on the other side and he had called the police. She immediately became scared and looked out there in time to see her car door open and the man slip out. (Whew)
The report is that the new gang initiation thing is to bring back a woman's body part. One way they are doing this is crawling under girls/women's cars while they're pumping gas or at grocery stores in the nighttime. Then they are cutting the lady's ankles to disable them in order to kidnap them, kill and dismember them. The other way is slipping into unattended cars and kidnapping the women to kill and dismember them.
Please pass this on to other women, young and old alike. BE extra careful going to and from your car at night. If at all possible, don't go alone! This is real!!
The message:
ALWAYS lock your car doors, even if you're gone for just a second.
Check underneath your car when approaching it for reentry, and check in the back before getting in.
Always be aware of your surroundings and other individuals in your general vicinity, particularly at night!
Send this to many girls so your friend will not be the next one.
Now, the message contains some sound advice that we should all follow, but we've learned that if something on the Web sounds hard to believe, it's usually because it isn't true. The first thing we do is go to the Urban Myths website to check it out. Lo and behold: www.urbanmyths.com/email_backseat.html.
And remember: if you can't believe it, you probably shouldn't!
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