I recieved this email from a friend and thought I should share it with all of you guys:
RAPIST TRICK
Know what money you are carrying. You will see why as you
read. Be sure every woman is aware of this M.O. Share it with 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, there
is 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 si nce 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
approximately 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 "approachable- looking" 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 myself. 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 thing 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 y ou do today is
important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. Make it
a good one!