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Old 01-15-2013, 15:49   #5
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Originally Posted by Utah Bob View Post
Bogus. This started in South Africa in '08. No truth to it.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/cri...ck-Victims.htm
Hmmm,

Well there are some pretty powerful "powers that be" to introduce this to, so sorry for posting a seemingly bogus thread. My company is global, but it seems they may have been hoxaed? Or maybe the Police did?

Thats scary.

Holly

EDIT to add:
This just came through my email:

Colleagues:

This is a hoax that has been around since 2008 and originated in South Africa during a promotional for a diesel gas company. There haven't been any attempts in the United States relating to anyone distributing key fobs or key chains at any gas station.

Aside from the fact this message is not written in a law enforcement manner, it doesn't have any law enforcement credentials (letterhead), and it's not part of a "Be on the lookout" (BOLO) poster causes immediate speculation as to the veracity.

I have checked with www.snopes.com which confirmed it was false as well as several law enforcement friends I have in Harris County who have debunked this in its entirety.

Respectfully,

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