RAPISTS TRICK > > Know what money you are carrying! You will see why > as you read! > > Be sure every lady is aware of this M.O. Share > with it your wife and daughters. Know what money you are carrying.. > > This was the first I have heard of a scheme like > this..... I wanted to pass it along. Be safe! Something very serious to pay > attention to. > > Criminals are coming up with craftier, less > threatening methods of attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on.. I live > in Alexandria , VA , but I often work in Lafayette , LA , staying with friends > when I'm there. As you know from America 's Most Wanted TV program, as > well as the news media, th! ere i s a serial killer in the Lafayette area. I > just want to let you know about an "incident" that happened to me a few > weeks ago, and could have been deadly. > > At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with > it because I didn't realize how serious this encounter was. But since > I work in a jail and I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before > I was paraded into Internal Affairs to tell them my story. It was > proximately 5:15 a.m. in Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a friend there > and was on my way to work. > > I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get > gas. I got $10 gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and > one $1 bill (just enough to get my stuff). As I pulled away from the store, > a man approached my truck from the back side of the store (an unlit > area). He was an "approach! abl e- l ooking" man (clean cut, clean > shaven, dressed well, etc.). > > He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm > very paranoid and "always looking for the rapist or killer," I didn't open > the window. > > I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill > to my window and said, "You dropped this." Since I knew I had gone into > the store with a certain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. > > When I told him it wasn't mine, he began hitting > the window and door, screaming at me to open my door, and insisting > that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just drove away as fast as > I could. After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing > the man I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and > volatile.... it was determined that I could have possibly encountered > the serial killer myse! lf. > > Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he > had gained access to his victims, since there has been no evidence of > forced entry into victim's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been > attacking in the daytime,when women are less likely to have their guard up, > means he is pretty BOLD. > > So think about it...what gesture is nicer than > returning money to someone > that dropped it????? > > How many times would you have opened your window > (or door) to get your money and say thank you.... because if the person > is kind enough to return something to you, then he can't really be a > threat....can he???? Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial > killer... but anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting money > from them, can't have honorable intentions. The most important t ! hing to > note is that his reaction was ! NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But > what might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to think! > > Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can > be as fortunate as I was! > > P.S. Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE > you know Even if this man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he seemed > polite, he was apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS NOT A NICE > PERSON!!! > > Men, send it to all the women in your life. What > you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for > it. Make it a good one! > > Please forward to anyone you think might benefit > from this story.

thanks for the tip. Glad I use my gasoline credit card. Bette Andres -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 4:09 PM Subject: [YOUNGER] RAPISTS TRICK (Not a Joke) RAPISTS TRICK > > Know what money you are carrying! You will see why > as you read! > > Be sure every lady is aware of this M.O. Share > with it your wife and daughters. Know what money you are carrying.. > > This was the first I have heard of a scheme like > this..... I wanted to pass it along. Be safe! Something very serious to pay > attention to. > > Criminals are coming up with craftier, less > threatening methods of attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Read on.. I live > in Alexandria , VA , but I often work in Lafayette , LA , staying with friends > when I'm there. As you know from America 's Most Wanted TV program, as > well as the news media, th! ere i s a serial killer in the Lafayette area. I > just want to let you know about an "incident" that happened to me a few > weeks ago, and could have been deadly. > > At first I didn't go to the police or anyone with > it because I didn't realize how serious this encounter was. But since > I work in a jail and I told a few people about it, it wasn't long before > I was paraded into Internal Affairs to tell them my story. It was > proximately 5:15 a.m. in Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a friend there > and was on my way to work. > > I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie Pie station to get > gas. I got $10 gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the store two $5 bills and > one $1 bill (just enough to get my stuff). As I pulled away from the store, > a man approached my truck from the back side of the store (an unlit > area). He was an "approach! abl e- l ooking" man (clean cut, clean > shaven, dressed well, etc.). > > He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm > very paranoid and "always looking for the rapist or killer," I didn't open > the window. > > I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill > to my window and said, "You dropped this." Since I knew I had gone into > the store with a certain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. > > When I told him it wasn't mine, he began hitting > the window and door, screaming at me to open my door, and insisting > that I had dropped the money! At that point, I just drove away as fast as > I could. After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing > the man I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and > volatile.... it was determined that I could have possibly encountered > the serial killer myse! lf. > > Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he > had gained access to his victims, since there has been no evidence of > forced entry into victim's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been > attacking in the daytime,when women are less likely to have their guard up, > means he is pretty BOLD. > > So think about it...what gesture is nicer than > returning money to someone > that dropped it????? > > How many times would you have opened your window > (or door) to get your money and say thank you.... because if the person > is kind enough to return something to you, then he can't really be a > threat....can he???? Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial > killer... but anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting money > from them, can't have honorable intentions. The most important t ! hing to > note is that his reaction was ! NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise! But > what might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to think! > > Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can > be as fortunate as I was! > > P.S. Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE > you know Even if this man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he seemed > polite, he was apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS NOT A NICE > PERSON!!! > > Men, send it to all the women in your life. What > you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for > it. Make it a good one! > > Please forward to anyone you think might benefit > from this story. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.