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SAFETY ALERT. Be Educated. Stay Safe ... it's an Insurance Policy

Gene Mundt, Professional Mortgage Banker - Chicago Bancorp : Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:20 PM

Establishing relationships, and then building upon them with reliable, trustworthy, and knowledgeable referral partners can make the world go round. There is just a never-ending list of reasons you want to keep doing business with these professionals ... and refer them and their services to others.

For me personally, and with my mortgage services and clients, Stringham Insurance Agency... located out of Mokena, Illinois, is such a referral partner. I have written of this Agency, and its' owners Richard and Mary Ann Stringham, in a prior post. (See: Stringham Insurance Agency in Mokena, IL. Your "Small Town Professionals".)

I receive timely tips, reminders, personalized information, suggestions, notices, and more ... besides great service and rates ... from the Stringham Insurance Agency. An email received today from Richard Stringham, (Owner of the Agency) proves the very points I make above.

Richard saw an alarming bit of information contained in a communication passed to his Agency. He immediately email blasted his clients, friends, and loved ones ... offering up the information as a pre-emptive form of another type of insurance protection. Knowledge!

In this particular case, being educated about the possibility of a danger IS insurance for all that read it. It has been debated online as to whether the following tale is actually fact, or a very colorful way to get a message across. But either way (whether fact or semi-fiction) ... the message is worthwhile to be aware of and worth passing on and repeating. It pays to be aware and alert ... making the tale worth passing on and repeating.

I pass the following information on to you so you too can be aware, educated, and prepared. In an industry that thrives on passing out and receiving business cards, once again I say ... why not be cautious? Why not stay alert to possible dangers? This is true whether a professional or consumer. And whether this specific tale proves true or not ...

As the Stringham Insurance Agency urges at the end of this communication .... please pass this info on! It could prove extremely beneficial to someone you know and love and save them from harm.

Thank you again to Richard Stringham of the Stringham Insurance Agency for alerting us to this safety concern!

PLEASE READ:

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 courtesy and got in her 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 you are 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 ON TO EVERY FEMALE YOU KNOW!!!!

** Once again, please take note ... the specifics of this tale may be a little hazy ... but the message that we can take from it is good and clear. Stay safe. Stay alert. Stay educated and aware about those nearby and in your midst. Take stock of those around you. Take measures to protect and keep yourself safe. Do not make calls or take appointments alone in offices, homes, or remote locations. Make sure people know where you are. What your schedule is. Get info. Get names, telephone numbers, specifics. Be smart and stay alive ...

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