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Subject: READ THIS IT IS SOOO IMPORTANT!!

This one is not a joke...REPEAT, NOT a joke.
Please pass this one on.

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 its 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.
SSgt Terence D. Murchison
(703) 588 7203
DSN 425 7203
1800 759 8888 pin 1826484
4E232 Air Force Pentagon
Washington DC
 
 

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