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    There is an email circulating among jamaican's talking about that if we see a car without headlights on in the nights, we must not blink or signal it to turn it on.

    Do anyone know if this is true or is someone just spreading rumour around?

    Here it is:

    "URGENT Police Warning



    Please be careful



    POLICE WARNING

    ONE OF THE OFFICERS WHO WORKS WITH THE DARE PROGRAM HAS PASSED ALONG THE FOLLOWING WARNING AND ASKED THAT IT BE SHARED WITH ALL DRIVERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER.

    IF YOU ARE DRIVING AFTER DARK AND YOU SEE A CAR WITHOUT ITS HEAD-LIGHTS ON...

    DO NOT FLASH YOUR LIGHTS!!

    DO NOT BLOW YOUR HORN OR MAKE ANY SIGNALS TO THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR...

    THERE IS A NEW COMMON GANG INITIATION 'GAME' GOING ON THE STREETS.

    THE NEW MEMBER BEING INITIATED DRIVES ALONG WITHOUT HIS HEADLIGHTS ON UNTIL SOMEONE NOTICES AND FLASHES THEIR HEADLIGHTS OR MAKES SOME SORT OF OTHER ACTION TO SIGNAL HIM.

    THE GANG MEMBER IS NOW REQUIRED TO CHASE THE CAR AND SHOOT AT OR INTO THE CAR IN ORDER TO COMPLETE HIS INITIATION REQUIREMENTS.

    MAKE SURE YOU SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ANYONE ELSE YOU CAN REACH.

    IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

    PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. THIS IS NOT A JOKE.

    PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW ON E- MAIL AND IN PERSON.

    IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE!!!



    [name removed]
    [company name & details removed]
    ___________________________"

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    We'd have to confirm that [name removed] is a real person that works at [company name removed]? Then we need to confirm her sources.

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    That's a good one though. did it catch you Arch? :

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    The company and the person is real. I just got another one with thier email address and website attached to it. It is a lawyer firm here in Jamaica.

    It sounded fishy to me. I don't believe any and everything I read in emails. Only thing I believe off the bat would be the bible. Anything else I take with a grain of salt. I need to have some kind of proof that it is true. Can't take the word of some stranger.

    No Greatis. It did not fool me. lol

    Thanks Chris for the link. I will definetly be circulating the link.

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    Default Re:"URGENT Police Warning" email [HOAX!]

    Yes, the name and company are real and I contacted and spoke with the person. It was not sent out with the intention or suggestion of it being factual.

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    Default Re:"URGENT Police Warning" email [HOAX!]

    Isn't this the same hoax that was in the movie "Urban Legends"? ???

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    [quote author=Chris link=board=29;threadid=4076;start=0#msg37519 date=1084561295]
    Yes, the name and company are real and I contacted and spoke with the person. It was not sent out with the intention or suggestion of it being factual.
    [/quote]You did?? Wow. You're fast.

    So the persons at the company did send the email? But they were just passing it along like everyone else was doing, right?

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    im afraid this a world wide email as we have it here in london too...... ;D

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    [quote author=Arch_Angel link=board=29;threadid=4076;start=0#msg37522 date=1084561452]
    You did?? Wow. You're fast.[/quote]

    Yeah, when I saw the name of the law firm the images of legal proceedings flashed in my mind ;D

    [quote author=Arch_Angel link=board=29;threadid=4076;start=0#msg37522 date=1084561452]So the persons at the company did send the email? But they were just passing it along like everyone else was doing, right?[/quote]

    Basically.

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