'Be alert', 'Be afraid' are some of the titles of emails I received lately

Other than the funny one, the others reflect the bold new tactics used by criminals which put ordinary folks in a state of alert and fear. I shall save the best for last:

Be Alert & Cautious / Must read!

Must Read and Please be careful out there.
A man came over and offered his services as a painter to a female putting gas in her car and left his card. She said no, but accepted his card out of kindness and got in the car. The man then got into a car driven by another gentleman.

As the lady left the service station, she saw the men following her out of the station at the same time. Almost immediately, she started to feel dizzy and could not catch her breath. She tried to open the window and realized that the odor was on her hand; the same hand which accepted the card from the gentleman at the gas station.

She then noticed the men were immediately behind her and she felt she needed to do something at that moment. She drove into the first driveway and began to honk her horn repeatedly to ask for help.The men drove away but the lady still felt pretty bad for several minutes after she could finally catch her breath. Apparently, there was a substance on the card that could have seriously injured her.

This drug is called 'BURUNDANGA'and it is used by people who wish to incapacitate a victim in order to steal from or take advantage of them.This drug is four times more dangerous than the date rape drug and is transferable on simple cards.

So take heed and make sure you don't accept cards at any given time alone or from someone on the streets. This applies to those making house calls and slipping you a card when they offer their services .

PLEASE SEND THIS E-MAIL ALERT TO EVERY FEMALE YOU KNOW

Lift Robbery At The Curve
CASE 1

They certainly do operate in a gang! Another modus operandi is as follows:

Last month, my husband went to the CURVE to get the special eye drop for my dad. As he was coming down the escalator, a group of youths also came on the escalator, two walked passed him to stand in front of him and another was standing behind him. As the escalator came down, suddenly one youth collapsed and my husband leaned forward to help support the guy. As the escalator came down; he suddenly stood up and both ran off and the guy behind also ran off!!!!

Then my husband realised he was pick pocketed!!! His money in the back pocket was completely taken!!! He lost RM 400 just like that! He reported to the security but nothing was done!!!

Remember to be 'hard hearted' and do not help any one who collapsed or asked for directions or any pregnant woman who suddenly fell in front of you (my friend was pick pocketed by a pregnant woman!)

Be vigilant!

ahlan

CASE 2

ATTEMPTED LIFT ROBBERY AT THE CURVE

This morning (Sat. 14th June) at 11.15 am my husband and I entered a lift (Ground Floor, next to Fitness Fit centre) in the Curve. Just before entering this lift I turned around to see if anyone was following us because just earlier we had gone to the nearby bank to withdrew RM4,000/-. There weren't anyone - but after we entered there was a flurry of men running towards the lift where they entered.

There were seven of them. I noticed the level they wanted was B2 whereas ours was B1. Soon the lift stopped at our level and we wanted to come out. I was out of the lift already when I heard my husband shouting angrily at the men 'Bloody fool!' because one guy was blocking his way out. I turned around to find another was kneeling down and tugging at his trousers rather forcefully as though to stop him moving. Suspicious of their actions, I quickly pulled my husband out of the lift by the shoulders.

Seeing this they probably realised I was his wife coming to his aid, and not a stranger who has a 'tidak-apa-' attitude, so they didn't resort to do anything else and they could since that place then was lonely. I mean they could pull out knives to threaten us. Even during my attempt to pull my husband out I noticed his business pouch bag was unzipped and this is unusual as he always zipped his bag. So one guy had unzipped his bag hoping to pickpocket something. This shows that despite my husband clutching his bag under his arms the guy was so professional he could still unzip it.

My husband said that in the lift he noticed one guy dropping some pamphlets on the floor apparently to distract us when we were about to get out of the lift if we checked if the pamphlets belonged to us. Whether due to the gang panicking at the last moment or through sheer providence, we were not harmed or anything taken. But we were quite shaken by this harrowing experience.

It seems such a coincidence that there was an attempted robbery after we withdrew some cash or was it just random case for the gang of seven operating in the Curve. We then made a report to the Curve Security management.

It would appear the gang's modus operandi is to have a number of them in a lift with a single victim. Obviously if the victim is alone when he/she sees a number of people entering the lift, the would-be victim feels safe in a 'crowd' but this is where it goes wrong. So now they operate as a gang. Because if the would-be victim sees a one or two persons entering a lift the would-be victim would leave being suspicious but with a crowd, no problem!! So next time you're alone and see a sudden group of guys, just leave...better be safe than sorry.

Be afraid…when recreations become too realistic…

The new supermarket near my house has an automatic water mister to keep produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and witness the scent of fresh hay.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

The veggie department features the sound of a gentle breeze and the smell of fresh buttered corn.

I don't go near the toilet paper section any more.