THE LITTLE AND LARGE BITS

THIS PAGE IS INTENDED TO HOLD THE FOLLOWING:
"REGIMENTAL ARTICLES OF NOTE"
"A HISTORY LESSON"
"FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS"
"LARGER GROUPS OF SUBMITTED PHOTOGRAPHS" "PERMANENT ARTICLES" FROM PAGE 1

"ANY SUGGESTIONS"

REGIMENTAL UPDATES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, WILL NOT REMOVED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK

APR 18 MEMORIAL DEDICATION – CLIFTON, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (KIERON HILL)
MAY
MAY 8 SHERWOOD FORESTER MALAY VETERANS AGM/REUNION - FORESTERS HOUSE
MAY 8 WFRA WORCESTERSHIRE AREA AGM, LOCATION–THE SHRUBBERY, KIDDERMINSTER (TBC)
MAY 10 ELIZABETH CROSS PRESENTATION - WORCESTERSHIRE
MAY 15 WFR MUSEUM TRUSTEES MEETING,
FORESTERS HOUSE - NOTTINGHAM
MAY 15 DERBYSHIRE OLD OFFICER & TA OFFICERS LUNCH-CHETWYND BARRACKS, CHILWELL
MAY 16–25 JUN POFW DIV JNCO CADRE SPONSORED BY 2 MERCIAN
MAY 20 WFR PRE-CRICH ADMIN MEETING – CRICH, DERBYSHIRE
MAY 1 WORC R, NWE REUNION LUNCH - KIDDERMINSTER
JUNE
JUN 1 GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE - BELFAST
JUN 5 WFRA REUNION - WORCESTER RUGBY CLUB
JUN 6 MERCIAN REGIMENTAL DAY
JUN 10 MERCIAN COUNCIL FOLLOWED BY COLONELS MEETING - RHQ LICHFIELD
JUN 12 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION EVENT – FOREST CENTRE, NOTTINGHAM 2 MERCIAN TO SUPPORT
JUN 21–27 ARMED FORCES WEEK –FEW DETAILS YET, BUT WILL PUBLISH WHEN KNOWN
JUN 26 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BRANCH, MERCIAN VOLUNTEERS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION, BUFFET SUPPER - BULWELL TAC NOTTINGHAM
JUN 26 NATIONAL ARMED FORCES DAY (CARDIFF)
JUN 27 WOLVERHAMPTON ARMED FORCES DAY
JUN NOTTINGHAM COUNTY COUNCIL ARMED FORCES DAY (TBC WOLLETON PARK)
JULY
JUL 3 PRE-CRICH PILGRIMAGE BUFFET, FORESTERS HOUSE, CHILWELL
JUL 4 REGIMENTAL PILGRIMAGE TO CRICH
JUL 31–22 AUG 2 MERCIAN (WORCESTERS AND FORESTERS) BLOCK LEAVE
AUGUST
AUG 20 – 28 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ACF ANNUAL CAMP, WATHGILL CAMP
AUG DERBYSHIRE ACF ANNUAL CAMP
SEPTEMBER
SEP 20 ALMA DAY - BELFAST
SEP 30 – 13 NOV 2 MERCIAN EX GRAND PRIX
OCTOBER
OCT 9 WFRA COMMITTEE MEETING - RUGELEY
OCT 9 WFRA AGM - RUGELEY
OCT 31 GHELUVELT DAY - BELFAST
NOVEMBER
NOV 11 FIELD OF REMEMBRANCE SERVICE - WESTMINSTER ABBEY
NOV 14 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
NOV 14 COLONEL-IN-CHIEF’S BIRTHDAY
NOV 20 WFR MUSEUM (SHERWOOD FORESTERS COLLECTION) TRUSTEE MEETING –
FORESTERS HOUSE
DECEMBER
DEC 3 WORCESTERSHIRE AREA OFFICERS’ CHRISTMAS LUNCH
18 DEC–3 JAN 11 2 MERCIAN (WORCESTERS AND FORESTERS) CHRISTMAS LEAVE

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT A NEW MEMORIAL IS TO BE UNVEILED IN GHELUVELT PARK, WORCESTER ON SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 2010.
TIMINGS AND FORMAT TO BE CONFIRMED.

I AM CONTINUALLY REQUESTING THAT YOU PASS THE DETAILS OF THE MAIN BLOGSITE TO EVERYONE YOU MEET THAT WAS EX REGIMENT BE IT EITHER, "SHERWOOD FORESTERS" WORCESTER'S 1WFR OR NOW EVEN 2 MERCIAN, THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE ALL OUR T.A. UNITS.

RECENT NEW VISITS ARE BEGINNING TO GENERATE SOME GOOD RESPONSES AND I AM FOLLOWING THESE UP WITH THE DELIVERY OF BUSINESS CARDS, TO CONTINUE THIS RESPONSE.

WE WERE POSTED TO MANY PLACES, AND GUYS WHO LEFT THE REGIMENT IN THEM SETTLED DOWN WERE THEY WERE, BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING OUT WITH LOCAL GIRLS AT THE TIME "COLCHESTER" IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT HAS A GREAT MANY EX SHERWOOD FORESTER AND 1WFR IN IT.
KEEP LOOKING AT THE "WHO IS LOOKING FOR WHO" ARTICLE.

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THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE WASHING YOUR HANDS AND COMPLAIN BECAUSE THE WATER TEMPERATURE ISN'T JUST HOW YOU LIKE IT, THINK ABOUT HOW THINGS USED TO BE. HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE 1500S:
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THEY USED TO USE URINE TO TAN ANIMAL SKINS, SO FAMILIES USED TO ALL PEE IN A POT & THEN ONCE A DAY IT WAS TAKEN & SOLD TO THE TANNERY.......IF YOU HAD TO DO THIS TO SURVIVE YOU WERE "PISS POOR"
BUT WORSE THAN THAT WERE THE REALLY POOR FOLK WHO COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD TO BUY A POT...........THEY "DIDNT HAVE A POT TO PISS IN" AND WERE THE LOWEST OF THE LOW.
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MOST PEOPLE GOT MARRIED IN JUNE BECAUSE THEY TOOK THEIR YEARLY BATH IN MAY, AND THEY STILL SMELLED PRETTY GOOD BY JUNE. HOWEVER, SINCE THEY WERE STARTING TO SMELL . .. . BRIDES CARRIED A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS TO HIDE THE BODY ODOR. HENCE THE CUSTOM TODAY OF CARRYING A BOUQUET WHEN GETTING MARRIED.
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BATHS CONSISTED OF A BIG TUB FILLED WITH HOT WATER. THE MAN OF THE HOUSE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF THE NICE CLEAN WATER, THEN ALL THE OTHER SONS AND MEN, THEN THE WOMEN AND FINALLY THE CHILDREN. LAST OF ALL THE BABIES. BY THEN THE WATER WAS SO DIRTY YOU COULD ACTUALLY LOSE SOMEONE IN IT. HENCE THE SAYING, "DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER!"
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HOUSES HAD THATCHED ROOFS-THICK STRAW-PILED HIGH, WITH NO WOOD UNDERNEATH.. IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE FOR ANIMALS TO GET WARM, SO ALL THE CATS AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS (MICE, BUGS) LIVED IN THE ROOF. WHEN IT RAINED IT BECAME SLIPPERY AND SOMETIMES THE ANIMALS WOULD SLIP AND FALL OFF THE ROOF. HENCE THE SAYING "IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS."
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THERE WAS NOTHING TO STOP THINGS FROM FALLING INTO THE HOUSE. THIS POSED A REAL PROBLEM IN THE BEDROOM WHERE BUGS AND OTHER DROPPINGS COULD MESS UP YOUR N ICE CLEAN BED. HENCE, A BED WITH BIG POSTS AND A SHEET HUNG OVER THE TOP AFFORDED SOME PROTECTION. THAT'S HOW CANOPY BEDS CAME INTO EXISTENCE.
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THE FLOOR WAS DIRT. ONLY THE WEALTHY HAD SOMETHING OTHER THAN DIRT. HENCE THE SAYING, "DIRT POOR." THE WEALTHY HAD SLATE FLOORS THAT WOULD GET SLIPPERY IN THE WINTER WHEN WET, SO THEY SPREAD THRESH (STRAW) ON FLOOR TO HELP KEEP THEIR FOOTING. AS THE WINTER WORE ON, THEY ADDED MORE THRESH UNTIL, WHEN YOU OPENED THE DOOR, IT WOULD ALL START SLIPPING OUTSIDE. A PIECE OF WOOD WAS PLACED IN THE ENTRANCE-WAY. HENCE: A THRESH HOLD.
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(GETTING QUITE AN EDUCATION, AREN'T YOU?)
IN THOSE OLD DAYS, THEY COOKED IN THE KITCHEN WITH A BIG KETTLE THAT ALWAYS HUNG OVER THE FIRE. EVERY DAY THEY LIT THE FIRE AND ADDED THINGS TO THE POT. THEY ATE MOSTLY VEGETABLES AND DID NOT GET MUCH MEAT.. THEY WOULD EAT THE STEW FOR DINNER, LEAVING LEFTOVERS IN THE POT TO GET COLD OVERNIGHT AND THEN START OVER THE NEXT DAY. SOMETIMES STEW HAD FOOD IN IT THAT HAD BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE. HENCE THE RHYME: PEAS PORRIDGE HOT, PEAS PORRIDGE COLD, PEAS PORRIDGE IN
THE POT NINE DAYS OLD.
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SOMETIMES THEY COULD OBTAIN PORK, WHICH MADE THEM FEEL QUITE SPECIAL. WHEN VISITORS CAME OVER, THEY WOULD HANG UP THEIR BACON TO SHOW OFF. IT WAS A SIGN OF WEALTH THAT A MAN COULD, "BRING HOME THE BACON." THEY WOULD CUT OFF A LITTLE TO SHARE WITH GUESTS AND WOULD ALL SIT AROUND AND CHEW THE FAT.
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THOSE WITH MONEY HAD PLATES MADE OF PEWTER. FOOD WITH HIGH ACID CONTENT CAUSED SOME OF THE LEAD TO LEACH ONTO THE FOOD, CAUSING LEAD POISONING DEATH. THIS HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WITH TOMATOES, SO FOR THE NEXT 400 YEARS OR SO, TOMATOES WERE CONSIDERED POISONOUS.
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BREAD WAS DIVIDED ACCORDING TO STATUS. WORKERS GOT THE BURNT BOTTOM OF THE LOAF, THE FAMILY GOT THE MIDDLE, AND GUESTS GOT THE TOP, OR THE UPPER CRUST.
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LEAD CUPS WERE USED TO DRINK ALE OR WHISKY. THE COMBINATION WOULD SOMETIMES KNOCK THE IMBIBERS OUT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. SOMEONE WALKING ALONG THE ROAD WOULD TAKE THEM FOR DEAD AND PREPARE THEM FOR BURIAL. THEY WERE LAID OUT ON THE KITCHEN TABLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE FAMILY WOULD GATHER AROUND AND EAT AND DRINK AND WAIT AND SEE IF THEY WOULD WAKE UP. HENCE THE CUSTOM OF HOLDING A WAKE.
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ENGLAND IS OLD AND SMALL AND THE LOCAL FOLKS STARTED RUNNING OUT OF PLACES TO BURY PEOPLE. SO THEY WOULD DIG UP COFFINS AND WOULD TAKE THE BONES TO A BONE-HOUSE, AND REUSE THE GRAVE. WHEN REOPENING THESE COFFINS, 1 OUT OF 25 COFFINS WERE FOUND TO HAVE SCRATCH MARKS ON THE INSIDE AND THEY REALIZED THEY HAD BEEN BURYING PEOPLE ALIVE. SO THEY WOULD TIE A STRING ON THE WRIST OF THE CORPSE, LEAD IT THROUGH THE COFFIN AND UP THROUGH THE GROUND AND TIE IT TO A BELL. SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO SIT OUT IN THE GRAVEYARD ALL NIGHT (THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT.) TO LISTEN FOR THE BELL; THUS, SOMEONE COULD BE, SAVED BY THE BELL OR WAS CONSIDERED A DEAD RINGER...
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AND THAT'S THE TRUTH...NOW, WHOEVER SAID HISTORY WAS BORING ! ! !
SO . . . GET OUT THERE AND EDUCATE SOMEONE! ~~~ SHARE THESE FACTS WITH A FRIEND LIKE I JUST DID! ! !
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STILL LOOKING FOR THAT ELUSIVE BUT INVISIBLE FRIEND LETS ADD HIS AND YOUR NAME TO THE SITE IT MAY PAY DIVIDENDS
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SEEKER.............SEARCHING FOR.............INFO...........
JEFF BARLOW...............JED STONE ,
ANDY JAMES...JEFF MASON (FOUND), JOHN WALSH, JOHN BRADLEY...EX MORTARS.
DEREK (CHRIS)CHRISTIE...JOCK MORGAN,ROGER FITPATRICK, (FOUND) JIMMY BRENNEN, MALCOLM BROCKLEBANK.
LENNY GLOVER..JEFF GREAVES, SKIDDER SIMPSON
STEVE CAINE....CHRIS REA, MICK BARTON.
JAY HEMPSHEL.. RICH WOODS,PAUL SLANEY,MARK CHAPMAN.
MIKE OLIVANT..MALCOLM WINCHESTER, BRECON DEMO PLATOON.
ARCHIE HADLEY...SAM CARR, ROD TURNER, ???? GILBY B COY 6 PLT 1966-1970. GIB & TOBRUK
ROB TEGGIN.. KEITH SWINSCOE,BILLY TURNER, ROGER SEYMOUR.. B COY 64-67.
DEREK MARSH, RONALD ROWLAND, DERBY??
MICK MASON, MICKY TILFORD, LICHFIELD??
CHRIS SALES, PAUL SANSOME,MICK WARD.1958-1964
LEN BENNETT, DON SEXTON,BUNNY BANNISTER, BOB WHITLEY 1965-1972
GEOFF PREECE, PETER,(CHICO) MARRIOT, ROY BENSTEAD

FOUND WAITING FOR REPLIES

USE THE COMMENTS AREA TO PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS OR EMAIL ME.
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THE PERKS OF BEING OVER 50

1. KIDNAPPERS ARE NOT VERY INTERESTED IN YOU.

2. IN A HOSTAGE SITUATION YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE RELEASED FIRST.

3. NO ONE EXPECTS YOU TO RUN INTO A BURNING BUILDING.

4. PEOPLE CALL AT 9 PM AND ASK, "DID I WAKE YOU?"

5. PEOPLE NO LONGER VIEW YOU AS A HYPOCHONDRIAC.

6. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LEARN THE HARD WAY.

7. THINGS YOU BUY NOW WON'T WEAR OUT.

8. YOU CAN EAT DINNER AT 4 P.M.

9. YOU CAN LIVE WITHOUT SEX BUT NOT WITHOUT GLASSES.

10. YOU ENJOY HEARING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S OPERATIONS.

11. YOU GET INTO HEATED ARGUMENTS ABOUT PENSION PLANS.

12. YOU HAVE A PARTY AND THE NEIGHBORS DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT.

13. YOU NO LONGER THINK OF SPEED LIMITS AS A CHALLENGE.

14. YOU QUIT TRYING TO HOLD YOUR STOMACH IN, NO! MATTER WHO WALKS INTO THE ROOM.

15. YOU SING ALONG WITH ELEVATOR MUSIC.

16. YOUR EYES WON'T GET MUCH WORSE.

17. YOUR INVESTMENT IN HEALTH INSURANCE IS FINALLY BEGINNING TO PAY OFF.

18. YOUR JOINTS ARE MORE ACCURATE METEOROLOGISTS THAN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

19. YOUR SECRETS ARE SAFE WITH YOUR FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REMEMBER THEM EITHER.

20. YOUR SUPPLY OF BRAIN CELLS IS FINALLY DOWN TO MANAGEABLE SIZE.

21. YOU CAN'T REMEMBER WHO SENT YOU THIS LIST.


CHAPTER 2
SIGNS OF MENOPAUSE

1. YOU SELL YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM AT A YARD SALE.

2. YOUR HUSBAND JOKES THAT INSTEAD OF BUYING A WOOD STOVE, HE IS USING YOU TO HEAT THE FAMILY ROOM THIS WINTER. RATHER THAN JUST SAYING YOU ARE NOT AMUSED, YOU SHOOT HIM.

3. YOU HAVE TO WRITE POST-IT NOTES WITH YOUR KIDS' NAMES ON THEM.

4. THE PHENOBARBITAL DOSE THAT WIPED OUT THE HEAVEN'S GATE CULT GIVES YOU FOUR HOURS OF DECENT REST.

5. YOU CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR AFTER EVERY SNEEZE.

6. YOU'RE ON SO MUCH ESTROGEN THAT YOU TAKE YOUR BROWNIE TROOP ON A FIELD TRIP TO CHIPPENDALE'S.

SIGNS OF WEAR

"OLD" IS WHEN ... YOUR SWEETIE SAYS, "LET'S GO UPSTAIRS AND MAKE LOVE" AND YOU ANSWER, "PICK ONE, I CAN'T DO BOTH!"

"OLD" IS WHEN ... YOUR FRIENDS COMPLIMENT YOU ON YOUR NEW ALLIGATOR SHOES AND YOU'RE BAREFOOT.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... A SEXY BABE CATCHES YOUR FANCY AND YOUR PACEMAKER OPE! NS THE GARAGE DOOR.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... GOING BRA-LESS PULLS ALL THE WRINKLES OUT OF YOUR FACE.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... YOU DON'T CARE WHERE YOUR SPOUSE GOES, JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ALONG.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... YOU ARE CAUTIONED TO SLOW DOWN BY THE DOCTOR INSTEAD OF BY THE POLICE.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... "GETTING A LITTLE ACTION" MEANS I DON'T NEED TO TAKE ANY FIBER TODAY.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... "GETTING LUCKY" MEANS YOU FIND YOUR CAR IN THE PARKING LOT.

"OLD" IS WHEN ... AN "ALL-NIGHTER" MEANS NOT GETTING UP TO PEE

WERE YOU SERVING ON 6 APRIL 1975 BUT DID NOT COMPLETE 22 YEARS? YOU MUST HAVE ALSO SERVED A FURTHER 5 YEARS AFTER THIS DATE

IF SO YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A DEFERRED PENSION.

UNDISCLOSED SUMS TO TANKY HARRISON, MARK HUTCHINGS,

SUCCESS SO FAR FOR PHIL SPEECHLEY £1676 PER ANNUM AND A LUMP SUM OF £5030.

STEVE (DICKO)DICKENS £4,134 PER ANNUM AND A LUMP SUM OF £12,404 ALL INDEXED LINKED, AND OBTAINED WHEN THEY ARE 60

TAFFY O'SULLIVAN £1,878 PER ANNUM AND A LUMP SUM OF £5634

DENNIS O'BRIEN £1,878 PER ANNUM AND A LAMP SUM OF £5634

MICK LEEMING, £2738 PER ANNUM AND A LUMP SUM OF £8080

ATHOL DEEKIN, £2400 PER ANNUM AND A LUMP SUM OF £7400

MALCOLM HOLMES, NOT DISCLOSED

ARMED FORCES PENSION SCHEME, MAIL POINT 480 KENTIGERN HOUSE65 BROWN STREET, GLASGOW G2 8EX (WELL WORTH THE EFFORT FOR THE COST OF A SECOND CLASS STAMP.)
AND A PHONE CALL.

IF YOU WANT ANY MORE INFORMATION EMAIL OR RING ME (DETAILS ARE ON ONE OF THESE PAGES ) OR GO TO THE MOD SITE (LINK ON PAGE 1) AND LOOK UP VETERANS

USEFULL REGIMENTAL CONTACTS AND LOCAL NEWSPAPER LINKS ARE ON THE MAIN PAGE.

IF YOU FANCY LISTENING TO A SPECIFIC TUNE THEN LET ME KNOW I CAN ADD IT TO THE SITE JUST FOR YOU.
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IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE NEXT REUNION DINNER WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY 1st MAY 2010 IN GIBRALTAR.

IT HAS ALSO BEEN PROPOSED THAT ON THE FRIDAY EVENING 30th APRIL THERE WILL BE GATHERING IN A LOCAL TAPAS BAR.

IN ORDER TO MAKE A GOOD LONG WEEK-END WHY NOT COME ON THE THURSDAY, GIVES YOU TIME FOR A BIT OF SITE SEEING FOLLOWED BY A BRILLIANT WEEK-END.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS GIVE HARRY WARD A RING, HE HAS SOME HOTELS ALREADY IN LINE AND HE KNOWS ROUGHLY THE COSTS,
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I STILL KEEP PUSHING FOR MORE PHOTOGRAPHS
YOU ALL HAVE SOME TREASURED PHOTOGRAPH THAT YOU LOOK AT OFTEN, AND IT BRINGS BACK SOME GREAT MEMORIES.

WHY NOT SHARE THAT MEMORY WITH ALL OF US, IT MAY PROMPT, SOME OF THE GUYS IN THOSE PICTURES TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU.

MORE IMPORTANTLY IT WILL SAVE THAT PICTURE FOR EVER, PUTTING IT ONTO DISK WILL SAVE IT FROM FADING, GETTING SCRATCHED, AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE A RECORD OF YOU AND YOUR LIFE.
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There are over 803 companies offering discounts via the MoD Veterans Discount and Benefit scheme but we have become aware that there are not many veterans making use of it.

The website for the scheme is www.forcesdiscounts-mod.co.uk.

You need to register but it costs nothing to do so. Further details can be found here

"LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL"

PRIOR TO SENDING WARNINGS OF VIRUS'S, BUGS TROJANS I ALWAYS GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:WWW.SNOPES.COMON HERE YOU WILL FIND EVERY THING LISTED THAT YOU MAY BE SENT VIA EMAIL THAT COULD BE HARMFULL TO YOUR COMPUTER.OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH WARNINGS ABOUT "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL" BEING HARMFULL IT IS NOT IT IS A HOAX.CHECK OUT THE ABOVE SITE PRIOR TO SENDING WARNINGS

REAL VIRUS WARNINGCONFIRMED WITH "SNOPES"

THERE IS AN EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE"OBAMA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH"THIS HAS A TROJAN HORSE IN IT.

DELETE IMMEDIATELYTHE TROJAN STEALS ALL PASSWORDS AND ID BE WARNED

POSTAL SCAM THE TRADING STANDARDS OFFICE ARE MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING SCAM:

A CARD IS POSTED THROUGH YOUR DOOR FROM A COMPANY CALLED PDS (PARCEL DELIVERY SERVICE)SUGGESTING THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DELIVER A PARCEL AND THAT YOU NEED TO CONTACT THEM ON:0906 6611911
(A PREMIUM RATE NUMBER).

DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER, AS THIS IS A MAIL SCAM ORIGINATING FROM BELIZE.

IF YOU CALL THE NUMBER AND YOU START TO HEAR A RECORDED MESSAGE YOU WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN BILLED £15 FOR THE PHONE CALL.

SIMON ASHTON HACKER HOAX
(TAKEN FROM THE INTERNET)

ACCORDING TO THIS WARNING MESSAGE, "ACCEPTING" AN EMAIL FROM A PERSON NAMED SIMON ASHTON, WHO USES THE EMAIL ADDRESS SIMON_25_@HOTMAIL.CO.UK, WILL ALLOW HIM TO HACK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT AS WELL AS THE ACCOUNTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ON YOUR EMAIL CONTACT LIST.

HOWEVER, THESE CLAIMS ARE UNFOUNDED.

THE "WARNING" IS JUST A MUTATION OF ANOTHER HACKER WARNING HOAX THAT TARGETS INSTANT MESSAGE USERS.

AS THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE INDICATES, THE TWO HOAXES ARE VERY SIMILAR:
IF SOMEBODY CALLED

BUM_TNOO7@HOTMAIL.COM ADDS YOU DON'T ACCEPT IT BECAUSE ITS A HACKER.

TELL EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY ON YOUR LIST ADDS THEM YOU GET THEM ON YOUR LIST HE'LL FIGURE OUT YOUR ID, COMPUTER ADDRESS, SO COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE EVEN IF YOU HATE THEM AND FAST CAUSE IF HE HACKS THEIR EMAIL HE HACKS YOUR MAIL THESE BOGUS HACKER WARNINGS ARE JUST VARIATIONS OF A LONG-RUNNING SERIES OF HOAXES LIKE THE ONE SHOWN BELOW THAT CLAIM THAT SIMPLY ADDING AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR LIST WILL INFECT YOU COMPUTER WITH A VIRUS:

SEND IT ON PLZ ITS URGENT!!! IF STUNNER_6T9@HOTMAIL.COM ADDS YOU TO YOUR MSN DONT ACCEPT IT.

ITS A VIRUS. TELL EVERYONE ON YOUR MSN BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY ON YOUR LIST ADDS THEM U GET THE VIRUS TOO.PLZ SEND IT ON!!!!

CLEARLY, ALL THREE "WARNINGS" ARE VARIANTS OF THE SAME BASIC HOAX.

ALONG WITH THOSE LISTED HERE, THERE ARE LITERALLY DOZENS OF OTHER VERSIONS OF THE HOAX.

IN MANY CASES, THE VERSIONS ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE SUPPOSED HACKER OR VIRUS.

ALL ARE EQUALLY NONSENSICAL AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED.APPARENTLY, FROM TIME TO TIME, PRANKSTERS REPLACE ONE OF THE EXISTING EMAIL ADDRESSES WITH A NEW ONE AND SEND IT ON.

THUS, AT ANY ONE TIME, THERE MAY BE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE HOAX CIRCULATING.LIKE OTHER VERSIONS, THIS MESSAGE IMPLIES THAT SIMPLY ACCEPTING THE ADDRESS INTO YOUR CONTACT LIST WILL GIVE THE HACKER ACCESS TO YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT ALONG WITH THE ACCOUNTS OF EVERYONE ELSE ON YOUR LIST AS WELL.THIS IS TECHNICALLY INFEASIBLE.

OF COURSE, A HACKER MIGHT USE CLEVER RUSES TO TRICK YOU INTO ACTUALLY INSTALLING MALWARE THAT ALLOWED HIM TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR COMPUTER.

AND IF YOU INADVERTENTLY PROVIDED PERSONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS A USERNAME AND PASSWORD TO THE HACKER, HE COULD POSSIBLY ACCESS YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNTS AND WEBMAIL.

HOWEVER, JUST ADDING EVEN THE CLEVEREST HACKER'S ADDRESS TO YOUR CONTACT LIST WILL NOT, BY ITSELF, AFFORD HIM THIS LEVEL OF HACKING POWER.

SOME SORT OF FILE TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WOULD, OF COURSE, BE NECESSARY.

THERE ARE ALSO NO REFERENCES TO A HACKER NAMED SIMON ASHTON OR HIS EMAIL ADDRESS ON ANY CREDIBLE ANTI-VIRUS OR INTERNET SECURITY WEBSITES.

BOGUS WARNINGS SUCH AS THIS DO NOTHING MORE THAN CLUTTER EMAIL INBOXES, BLOGS AND FORUMS WITH EVEN MORE UTTERLY USELESS INFORMATION.

NEW FACEBOOK SCAM WARNING:

FACEBOOK MEMBERS ARE BEING ADVISED NOT TO INSTALL APPLICATIONS IN THEIR PROFILES AFTER A SECOND ROGUE APP WAS SPOTTED WITHIN A WEEK.

EARLIER THIS WEEK A MESSAGE WAS CIRCULATED TO MANY MEMBERS CLAIMING THAT THEIR PROFILE CONTAINED ERRORS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, YOU WERE ADVISED TO INSTALL THE ERROR CHECK SYSTEM APPLICATION.

A SECOND ROGUE APPLICATION, CALLED 'F A C E B O O K - - CLOSING DOWN!!!', HAS NOW BEEN SPOTTED.

TYPICALLY, MEMBERS RECEIVE A MESSAGE TELLING THEM THAT THEY HAVE CONTRAVENED THE TERMS OF USE OF THE SITE AND THEIR ACCOUNT IS TO BE CLOSED.

A LINK IN THE MESSAGE CLAIMED TO TAKE YOU TO AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE ACCOUNT WAS TO BE CLOSED, BUT ACTUALLY PROMPTED THE INSTALLATION OF THE ROGUE APP. WHEN INSTALLED, IT SENDS THE SAME MESSAGE OUT TO ALL OF THE MEMBER'S FRIENDS.

ONE SECURITY FIRM SAID THAT FACEBOOK NEEDED TO OVERHAUL ITS APPLICATIONS POLICY.

"NO-ONE IS ULTIMATELY TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT OR BEHAVIOUR OF APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THESE.

SURELY THESE TWO EVENTS IN JUST A SINGLE WEEK MEAN THAT IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT FACEBOOK REVIEWS ITS APPLICATION HOSTING POLICY," SAID TREND MICRO'S RIK FERGUSON.

"PREVENTION OF ROGUE APPLICATIONS WITH EXTREMELY DUBIOUS INTENT TO PROPAGATE FREELY WITHIN THE SITE IS NEEDED," HE CONTINUED.

SOPHOS' GRAHAM CLULEY WARNED OF THE DANGERS OF INSTALLING FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS.

"IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS COULD BE A NEW FAVOURED TRICK BEING USED BY SPAMMERS AND IDENTITY THIEVES TO BUILD UP THEIR DATABASES OF INTENDED TARGETS.

MY ADVICE TO FACEBOOK USERS IS TO THINK VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE ADDING ANY NEW INFORMATION.

EMAIL RECIEVED SAYING PUT AAAA@AAAA INTO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK WILL STOP WORMS GETTING INTO IT.

This foolish and potentially dangerous hoax has now been circulating for several years.

The message claims that putting a bogus email address as the first entry in your address book will thwart attempts by an email worm to propagate itself. According to the message, sending of the worm will be terminated because the first delivery will fail and the user will be alerted of the attempt to send the worm via an error message.

This version espouses "AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA" as the bogus address of choice.

Other versions extol the virtues of "!000000" as a first address book entry.

Either way, this "trick" is seriously flawed and will do nothing whatsoever to protect you from almost all modern worms.

These days, email worms are far too sophisticated to be controlled by such a simple procedure.

Very few modern email worms harvest email addresses solely from your email program's address book.

Most will scan the entire hard drive of the infected computer for email addresses and are therefore in no way reliant on address book entries.

Also, most worms will not send themselves to all addresses at once.

They are more likely to send a separately addressed message to each recipient and the addresses may not be used in the same order as they appear in an address book.

Thus, a fake first entry address will not stop a worm even if it did send messages from the address book sequentially.

The fake address will bounce, but other worm-laden messages will be sent without a problem.

And perhaps most importantly, many worms now use their own SMTP engine to send themselves, which means that they bypass your email program completely.

Basically, such a worm comes loaded with everything it needs to establish a connection with a mail server and send itself to any email addresses it has harvested from the infected computer.

Since the worm does not use an existing email application, the operator of the infected computer might not even be aware that a worm is propagating itself.

Even if some of the worm messages do bounce because of fake or invalid addresses, the user will not receive any sort of error message.

This strategy may have been somewhat effective for the relatively primitive email worms of days gone by. However, these days it is virtually useless.

In fact, rather than offer protection against worms, it may even make worm infections more likely.

The inherent danger of this hoax is that users who apply this method may relax their guard and neglect viable anti-virus strategies.

The message claims that if "everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about opening mail from family or friends".

However this claim is doubly flawed.

As explained above the "trick" is invalid and will not protect you from modern email worms. Moreover, many worms use address spoofing so that an email may not really be from a friend or family member, even if it appears to have his or her address in the "From:" field.

The only real protection against virus attack is to maintain a secure computing environment, run reliable and up-to-date anti-virus software and employ common sense.

If you receive this "tip", please take a moment to let the sender know that it is not a viable method of email worm protection and should not be forwarded.

SCENE 1. THIS IS A NEW ONE.

PEOPLE SURE STAY BUSY TRYING TO CHEAT US, DON'T THEY? A FRIEND WENT TO THE LOCAL GYM AND PLACED HIS BELONGINGS IN THE LOCKER.

AFTER THE WORKOUT AND A SHOWER, HE CAME OUT, SAW THE LOCKER OPEN, AND THOUGHT TO HIMSELF, 'FUNNY,I THOUGHT I LOCKED THE LOCKER.

HMM, 'HE DRESSED AND JUST FLIPPED THE WALLET TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS IN ORDER. EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY - ALL CARDS WERE IN PLACE. A FEW WEEKS LATER HIS CREDIT CARD BILL CAME - A WHOOPING BILL OF $14,000!

HE CALLED THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND STARTED YELLING AT THEM, SAYING THAT HE DID NOT MAKE THE TRANSACTIONS. CUSTOMER CARE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO MISTAKE IN THE SYSTEM AND ASKED IF HIS CARD HAD BEEN STOLEN.

'NO,'

HE SAID, BUT THEN TOOK OUT HIS WALLET, PULLED OUT THE CREDIT CARD,
AND YEP - YOU GUESSED IT - A SWITCH HAD BEEN MADE.

AN EXPIRED SIMILAR CREDIT CARD FROM THE SAME BANK WAS IN THE WALLET.

THE THIEF BROKE INTO HIS LOCKER AT THE GYM AND SWITCHED CARDS.

VERDICT:
THE CREDIT CARD ISSUER SAID SINCE HE DID NOT REPORT THE CARD MISSING EARLIER, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE AMOUNT OWED TO THEM.

HOW MUCH DID HE HAVE TO PAY FOR ITEMS HE DID NOT BUY?

$9,000!
WHY WERE THERE NO CALLS MADE TO VERIFY THE AMOUNT SWIPED? SMALL AMOUNTS RARELY TRIGGER A 'WARNING BELL' WITH SOME CREDIT CARD COMPANIES. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT ALL THE SMALL AMOUNTS ADDED UP TO BIG ONE!




SCENE 2.
A MAN AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT PAID FOR HIS MEAL WITH HIS CREDIT CARD.

THE BILL FOR THE MEAL CAME, HE SIGNED IT,
AND THE WAITRESS FOLDED THE RECEIPT AND PASSED THE CARD ALONG.

USUALLY, HE WOULD JUST! TAKE IT AND PLACE IT IN HIS WALLET OR POCKET.

FUNNY ENOUGH, THOUGH, HE ACTUALLY TOOK A LOOK AT THE CARD AND, LO AND BEHOLD, IT WAS THE EXPIRED CARD OF ANOTHER PERSON.

HE CALLED THE WAITRESS AND SHE LOOKED PERPLEXED.

SHE TOOK IT BACK, APOLOGIZED, AND HURRIED BACK TO THE COUNTER UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE MAN.

ALL THE WAITRESS DID WHILE WALKING TO THE COUNTER WAS WAVE THE WRONG EXPIRED CARD TO THE COUNTER CASHIER, AND THE COUNTER CASHIER IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AND TOOK OUT THE REAL CARD.

NO EXCHANGE OF WORDS --- NOTHING!

SHE TOOK IT AND CAME BACK TO THE MAN WITH AN APOLOGY.

VERDICT:

MAKE SURE THE CREDIT CARDS IN YOUR WALLET ARE YOURS.

CHECK THE NAME ON THE CARD EVERY TIME YOU SIGN FOR SOMETHING AND/OR THE CARD IS TAKEN AWAY FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MANY PEOPLE JUST TAKE BACK THE CREDIT CARD WITHOUT EVERLOOKING AT IT,

'ASSUMING' THAT IT HAS TO BE THEIRS.

FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DEVELOP THE HABIT OF CHECKING YOUR CREDIT CARD EACH TIME IT IS RETURNED TO YOU AFTER A TRANSACTION

SCENE 3:
YESTERDAY I WENT INTO A PIZZA RESTAURANT TO PICK UP AN ORDER THAT I HAD CALLED IN.

I PAID BY USING MY VISA CHECK CARD WHICH, OF COURSE, IS LINKED DIRECTLY TO MY CHECKING ACCOUNT.

THE YOUNG MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER TOOK MY CARD, SWIPED IT, THEN LAID IT ON THE COUNTER AS HE WAITED FOR THE APPROVAL, WHICH IS PRETTY STANDARD PROCEDURE.

WHILE HE WAITED, HE ABOUT FIVE SECONDS LATER, I HEARD THE CHIME THAT TELLS YOU THAT THE PICTURE HAS BEEN SAVED.

NOW I'M STANDING THERE STRUGGLING WITH THE FACT THAT THIS BOY JUST TOOK A PICTURE OF MY CREDIT CARD.

YES, HE PLAYED IT OFF WELL, BECAUSE HAD WE NOT HAD THE SAME KIND OF PHONE,

I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN WHAT HAPPENED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I IMMEDIATELY CANCELED THAT CARD AS I WAS WALKING OUT OF THE PIZZA PARLOR.

ALL I AM SAYING IS, BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES. WHENEVER YOU ARE USING YOUR CREDIT CARD TAKE CAUTION AND DON'T BE CARELESS.

NOTICE WHO IS STANDING NEAR YOU AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHEN YOU USE YOUR CARD. BE AWARE OF PHONES, BECAUSE MANY HAVE A CAMERA PHONE THESE DAYS.

THESE CROOKS ARE GETTING VERY GOOD!
A LADY HAS CHANGED HER HABIT OF HOW SHE LISTS HER NAMES ON HER MOBILE TELEPHONE AFTER HER HANDBAG WAS STOLEN.

HER HANDBAG, WHICH CONTAINED HER MOBILE TELEPHONE, CREDIT CARD, PURSE, ETC.WAS STOLEN.

TWENTY MINUTES LATER SHE CALLED HER HUSBAND, FROM A PAY TELEPHONE TELLING HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

HER HUSBAND SAID, 'I RECEIVED YOUR TEXT ASKING ABOUT OUR PIN NUMBER AWHILE AGO AND I'VE JUST REPLIED TO IT'.

WHEN THEY RUSHED DOWN TO THE BANK, THE STAFF TOLD THEM ALL THE MONEY WAS ALREADY WITHDRAWN.

THE THIEF HAD ACTUALLY USED THE STOLEN MOBILE TELEPHONE TO TEXT HER HUSBAND IN THE CONTACT LIST AND GOT HOLD OF THE PIN NUMBER.

WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES HE HAD WITHDRAWN ALL THE MONEY FROM THEIR BANK ACCOUNT.

MORAL OF THE LESSON:
DO NOT DISCLOSE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND THE PEOPLE IN YOURCONTACT LIST.

AVOID USING NAMES LIKE HOME, HONEY, HUBBY, SWEETHEART, MOM, DAD, ETC.,

AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, WHEN SENSITIVE INFORMATION IS BEING ASKED FOR THROUGH TEXTS, CONFIRM BY CALLING BACK.

ALSO, WHEN YOU ARE BEING TEXT BY FRIENDS OR FAMILY TO MEET THEM SOMEWHERE,BE SURE TO CALL BACK TO CONFIRM THAT THE MESSAGE CAME FROM THEM.

IF YOU DO NOT REACH THEM, BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT GOING PLACES TO MEET FAMILY AND FRIENDS' WHO TEXT YOU.

BE ALERT LATEST CREDIT CARD SCAM.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...THIS ONE IS PRETTY SLICK SINCE THEY PROVIDE Y O U WITH ALL THE INFORMATION, EXCEPT THE ONE PIECE THEY WANT.

NOTE, THE CALLERS DO NOT ASK FOR YOUR CARD NUMBER; THEY ALREADY HAVE IT.
THIS INFORMATION IS WORTH READING.

BY UNDERSTANDING HOW THE VISA & MASTERCARD TELEPHONE CREDIT CARD SCAM WORKS, YOU'LL BE BETTER PREPARED TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WAS CALLED ON WEDNESDAY FROM "VISA", AND I WAS CALLED ON FRIDAY FROM "MASTERCARD".

THE SCAM WORKS LIKE THIS: PERSON CALLING SAYS, "THIS IS (NAME), AND I'M CALLING FROM THE SECURITY AND FRAUD DEPARTMENT AT VISA.

MY BADGE NUMBER IS 12460. YOUR CARD HAS BEEN FLAGGED FOR AN UNUSUAL PURCHASE PATTERN, AND I'M CALLING TO VERIFY.

THIS WOULD BE ON YOUR VISA CARD WHICH WAS ISSUED BY(NAME OF BANK) DID YOU PURCHASE AN ANTI-TELEMARKETING DEVICE FOR £497.99 FROM A MARKETING COMPANY BASED IN LONDON ?" WHEN YOU SAY "NO", THE CALLER CONTINUES WITH, "THEN WE WILL BE ISSUING A CREDIT TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THIS IS A COMPANY WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND THE CHARGES RANGE FROM £297 TO £497, JUST UNDER THE £500 PURCHASE PATTERN THAT FLAGS MOST CARDS.

BEFORE YOUR NEXT STATEMENT, THE CREDIT WILL BE APPLIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I JUST NEED TO CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS (GIVES YOU YOUR ADDRESS), IS THATCORRECT?"YOU SAY "YES". THE CALLER CONTINUES - "I WILL BE STARTING AFRAUD INVESTIGATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD CALL THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE BACK OF YOUR CARD AND ASK FOR THE SECURITY & FRAUD DEPARTMENT.YOU WILL NEED TO REFER TO THIS CONTROL NUMBER. THE CALLER THEN GIVES YOU A6 DIGIT NUMBER. "DO YOU NEED ME TO READ IT AGAIN?"HERE'S THE IMPORTANT PART ON HOW THE SCAM WORKS THE CALLER THEN SAYS, "I NEED TO VERIFY YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF YOUR CARD."

HE'LL ASK YOU TO "TURN YOUR CARD OVER AND LOOK FOR SOME NUMBERS."

THERE ARE 7 NUMBERS; THE FIRST 4 ARE PART OF YOUR CARD NUMBER, THE NEXT 3 ARE THE SECURITY NUMBERS THAT VERIFY YOU ARE THE POSSESSOR OF THE CARD.

THESE ARE THE NUMBERS YOU SOMETIMES USE TO MAKE INTERNET PURCHASES TO PROVE YOU HAVE THE CARD.

THE CALLER WILL ASK YOU TO READ THE 3 NUMBERS TO HIM. AFTER YOU TELL THE CALLER THE 3 NUMBERS, HE'LLSAY, "THAT IS CORRECT, I JUST NEEDED TO VERIFY THAT THE CARD HAS NOT BEEN LOST OR STOLEN, AND THAT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR CARD.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?" AFTER YOU SAY, "NO," THE CALLER THEN THANKS YOU AND STATES, "DON'T HESITATE TO CALL BACK IF YOU DO", AND HANGS UP.YOU ACTUALLY SAY VERY LITTLE, AND THEY NEVER ASK FOR OR TELL YOU THE CARD NUMBER. BUT AFTER WE WERE CALLED, WE CALLED BACK WITHIN 20 MINUTES TO ASK A QUESTION. ARE WE GLAD WE DID! THE REAL VISA SECURITY DEPARTMENT TOLD US IT WAS A SCAM AND IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES A NEW PURCHASE OF £497.99 WAS CHARGED TO OUR CARD.LONG STORY - SHORT - WE MADE A REAL FRAUD REPORT AND CLOSED THE VISA ACCOUNT.

VISA IS REISSUING US A NEW NUMBER. WHAT THE SCAMMERS WANT IS THE 3-DIGIT PIN NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE CARD. DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM.
INSTEAD, TELL THEM YOU'LL CALL VISA OR MASTER CARD DIRECTLY FOR VERIFICATION OF THEIR CONVERSATION.

THE REAL VISA TOLD US THAT THEY WILL NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING ON THE CARD AS THEY ALREADY KNOW THE INFORMATION SINCE THEY ISSUED THE CARD!

IF YOU GIVE THE SCAMMERS YOUR 3 DIGIT PIN NUMBER, YOU THINK YOU'RE RECEIVING A CREDIT.

HOWEVER, BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR STATEMENT YOU'LL SEE CHARGES FOR PURCHASES YOU DIDN'T MAKE, AND BY THEN IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE AND/OR MORE DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY FILE A FRAUD REPORT.WHAT MAKES THIS MORE REMARKABLE IS THAT ON FRIDAY, I GOT A CALL FROM A "JASON RICHARDSON OF MASTERCARD" WITH A WORD-FOR-WORD REPEAT OF THE VISA SCAM. THIS TIME I DIDN'T LET HIM FINISH.

I HUNG UP! WE FILED A POLICE REPORT, AS INSTRUCTED BY VISA.

THE POLICE SAID THEY ARE TAKING SEVERAL OF THESE REPORTS DAILY!
THEY ALSO URGED US TO TELL EVERYBODY WE KNOW THAT THIS SCAM IS HAPPENING .PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. BY INFORMING EACH OTHER, WE PROTECT EACH OTHER.

STROKE:REMEMBER THE 1ST THREE LETTERS....S.T.R.

THIS IS CONFIRMED BY “SNOPES” AS TRUE.
IF YOU GO TO THIS SITE YOU CAN LEARN MORE.

MY NURSE FRIEND SENT THIS AND ENCOURAGED ME TO POST IT AND SPREAD THE WORD.

I AGREE.
IF EVERYONE CAN REMEMBER SOMETHING THIS SIMPLE, WE COULD SAVE SOME FOLKS, SERIOUSLY, PLEASE READ.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

DURING A BBQ, A FRIEND STUMBLED AND TOOK A LITTLE FALL - SHE ASSURED EVERYONE THAT SHE WAS FINE (THEY OFFERED TO CALL PARAMEDICS) .

SHE SAID SHE HAD JUST TRIPPED OVER A BRICK BECAUSE OF HER NEW SHOES.THEY GOT HER CLEANED UP AND GOT HER A NEW PLATE OF FOOD.

WHILE SHE APPEARED A BIT SHAKEN UP, INGRID WENT ABOUT ENJOYING HERSELF THE REST OF THE EVENING.

INGRID'S HUSBAND CALLED LATER TELLING EVERYONE THAT HIS WIFE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL - (AT 6:00 PM INGRID PASSED AWAY.)

SHE HAD SUFFERED A STROKE AT THE BBQ.

HAD THEY KNOWN HOW TO IDENTIFY THE SIGNS OF A STROKE, PERHAPS INGRID WOULD BE WITH US TODAY.

SOME DON'T DIE.

THEY END UP IN A HELPLESS, HOPELESS CONDITION INSTEAD.

IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE TO READ THIS...A NEUROLOGIST SAYS THAT IF HE CAN GET TO A STROKE VICTIM WITHIN 3 HOURS HE CAN TOTALLY REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF A STROKE..TOTALLY.

HE SAID THE TRICK WAS GETTING A STROKE RECOGNIZED, DIAGNOSED, AND THEN GETTING THE PATIENT MEDICALLY CARED FOR WITHIN 3 HOURS, WHICH IS TOUGH.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE:
THANK GOD FOR THE SENSE TO REMEMBER THE '3' STEPS, STR .

READ AND LEARN!

SOMETIMES SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE ARE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE LACK OF AWARENESS SPELLS DISASTER.

THE STROKE VICTIM MAY SUFFER SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE WHEN PEOPLE NEARBY FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE.

NOW DOCTORS SAY A BYSTANDER CAN RECOGNIZE A STROKE BY ASKING THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS:
S *ASK THE INDIVIDUAL TO SMILE.
T *ASK THE PERSON TO TALK AND SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (COHERENTLY)(I.E. IT IS SUNNY OUT TODAY)
R *ASK HIM OR HER TO RAISE BOTH ARMS.

IF HE OR SHE HAS TROUBLE WITH ANY ONE OF THESE TASKS, CALL EMERGENCY NUMBER IMMEDIATELYAND DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS TO THE DISPATCHER.

NEW SIGN OF A STROKE --------
STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE NOTE:

ANOTHER 'SIGN' OF A STROKE IS THIS: ASK THE PERSON TO 'STICK' OUT HIS TONGUE.. IF THE TONGUE IS 'CROOKED', IF IT GOES TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER,THAT IS ALSO AN INDICATION OF A STROKE.