Gas Thieves Also Steal Your License Plate

Snopes has an article today about thieves stealing peoples license plates so when they "pump and run" they won't get caught but instead you will. they are reporting that this is "True" and in fact happening. A version of the email you may have seen about it looks something like this:

Just a warning...

A woman said her son found his license plate missing so he called the police to file a report. They told him people were stealing the plates to get free gas. Given the rise in gas prices, people have taken to stealing license plates, putting them on their car, then getting gas and running. The gas station will have "your" license plate # and you could be in trouble for "pump and run." Check your car periodically to be sure you still have a plate. If you should find it missing, file a report immediately!!!

Check out the story for yourself at Snopes website.

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