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To: J. Nelson who wrote (93496)	10/12/2001 12:09:14 AM
From: Susie924	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 150070

I'm scared. eom

To: J. Nelson who wrote (93496)	10/12/2001 6:35:19 AM
From: George Victor	Respond to of 150070

Couldn't find the source of this rumor, but it was posted on the alt.folklore.urban newsgroup on 2001-09-29; the rumor itself is dated 2001-09-20. Here is one reply out of the 116 responses it spawned so far (most of which veered into discussions of telephony, from the mention of Verizon, and of the WTO "riots"). [If this link to the whole thread doesn't work, you can search Google Groups for <stolen ryder verizon> and click View Thread in the first hit.] groups.google.com From: Road Warrior (road_warrior@mailandnews.com) Subject: Re: Stolen Verizon Trucks: Latest hoax/legend? Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban, seattle.politics, soc.culture.usa, alt.terrorism.world-trade-center, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh Date: 2001-10-03 10:52:56 PST "Peter McGurk" <petermcgurk@nospam.ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<KDmt7.16100$zu1.2621949@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>... > Just got this from a friend, sure it's a hoax but wanted to run it by AFU.. > > Subject: BEWARE: > > Over 30 Ryder, U-Haul and Verizon trucks were stolen since September 19th... > My mom's friend sent this to her.... > > 09/20/01 10:45p.m. > > Hey everybody > > Sorry for the mass email, but I got important news tonight. My dad works > for FEMA and he's really involved with the goings on in NYC. He told me > that within the last 24 hours, more than 30 Ryder, U-Haul, and Verizon > trucks have been reported stolen across the country. The U-Haul and Ryder > trucks were rented and then never returned, so they're considered stolen. > > Many of them were rented by people of Arab descent. I don't mean to make > any assumptions, and I certainly don't want to scare you, but I thought you > all might like to know. > > Be wary of these vehicles, pay attention to them, and don't walk or park > near them. He said to stay out of major public places if at all possible > (Crossgates, the Pepsi, downtown Albany, etc.) because recreational sites > would most likely be hit on weekends. > > I'm sorry to cause alarm, but he told me it was ok to share this > information. If you'd like to forward it to anyone you know, feel free, as > there is a possibility it might save lives. > > I hope everyone is doing well, and give those you love an extra hug. > > Love, Amelia This urban legend originated in Seattle during the WTO crisis and has merely mutated. In December of 1999 a propane truck was stolen in the Seattle area and was widely reported to be in the the hands of terrorists. This is partly why, along with the capture of Ressam in Port Angeles, Mayor Paul Schell shut down the Space Needle and cancelled all the public Y2K festivities for the city. There is another UL here - that the mayor, during WTO, banned the sale and purchase of gas masks. archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com Post a follow-up to this message From: Gregory Gadow (techbear@serv.net) Subject: Re: Stolen Verizon Trucks: Latest hoax/legend? Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban, seattle.politics, soc.culture.usa, alt.terrorism.world-trade-center, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh Date: 2001-10-03 12:09:46 PST Road Warrior wrote: > There is another UL here - that the mayor, > during WTO, banned the sale and purchase of gas masks. That, sad to say, is NOT an urban legend. I will dig up a copy of the soon-to-be ex-mayor's (YAY!) declaration of this fact, along with then Seattle's Police Chief Norm Stamper's statement, made to the media and widely carried on television, radio and in print, that civic posession of gas masks "prohibits the police from doing its duty." -- Gregory Gadow techbear@serv.net serv.net We Americans do not have a right to oversee our leaders, to demand upfront accountability of their actions and to question their every decision; this is the moral imperative and duty of every citizen. Post a follow-up to this message

To: J. Nelson who wrote (93496)	10/12/2001 7:41:44 AM
From: LANCE B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 150070

IT MADE IT TO THE URBAN LEGENDS WEBSITE.. Claim: Thirty Ryder, Verizon, and U-Haul trucks have been stolen recently, presumably by terrorists who will use them in the ongoing attack on America. Status: False. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2001] Hey everybody, Sorry for the mass email, but I got important news tonight. My dad works for FEMA and he's really involved with the goings on in NYC. He told me that within the last 24 hours, more than 30 Ryder, U-Haul, and Verizon trucks have been reported stolen across the country. The U-Haul and Ryder trucks were rented and then never returned, so they're considered stolen. Many of them were rented by people of Arab descent. I don't mean to make any assumptions, and I certainly don't want to scare you, but I thought you all might like to know. Be wary of these vehicles, pay attention to them, and don't walk or park near them. He said to stay out of major public places if at all possible (Crossgates, the Pepsi, downtown Albany, etc.) because recreational sites would most likely be hit on weekends. I'm sorry to cause alarm, but he told me it was OK to share this information. If you'd like to forward it to anyone you know, feel free, as there is a possibility it might save lives. I hope everyone is doing well, and give those you love an extra hug. Origins: This helpful "heads-up" began circulating on the Internet within days of the horror that was September 11. It fed upon the fear that further terrorist attacks were imminent and that they could take place anywhere at any time. The notion of thirty missing trucks -- trucks that would pass unnoticed thanks to their ubiquity -- fit right in with that. Who would be alert to an errant Ryder truck or two on highways already crowded with them? Would the appearance of a U-Haul on your street raise any eyebrows? And how about an extra Verizon truck -- would anyone think twice about finding one parked on a downtown street? The anonymity of these vehicles makes them perfect platforms from which to launch an attack. The sight of any of them parked in front of a building would provoke little comment and less suspicion, which makes them ideal mobile sites for detonating bombs in crowded urban areas. Likewise, the appearance of them on the nation's highways would likely pass unnoticed, thus rendering them emminently suitable for transporting terrorists or their weapons from one location to another. The rumor was thus further fed by its plausibility. Yet there was never anything to it. Spokespeople for all three companies named in the e-mail (Ryder, U-Haul, and Verizon) denied that any of their trucks went missing or had been stolen. Jennie Sullivan of Ryder called the message "a hoax." Jennifer Flachman of U-Haul stated her company was not aware of any of its fleet of 101,000 trucks being stolen. Jim Smith of Verizon said his company had counted its vehicles "and knew where every single one of them were." Barbara "hallowed hauls" Mikkelson Last updated: 11 October 2001 The URL for this page is snopes.com Click here to e-mail this page to a friend Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2001 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson This material may not be reproduced without permission -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Kavanau, Ted. "Internet Hoax: Burden for Terror Investigators." lexisONE. 8 October 2001. Rumors of War Next rumor Search Send comments