Legend

Message warns that certain kinds of cacti can harbour large tarantula spiders that will be explosively released from the plants when they reach maturity.

Message warns of a new car-jacking scheme in which paper is placed on the back window of parked cars as a ruse to get a driver to leave his or her vehicle so that the thieves can easily steal it.

Message claims that a man posing as a car park attendant at Bristol Zoo collected unauthorised parking fees from zoo visitors for 25 years before absconding to Spain to live in luxury on the proceeds of his illegal activities.

Long circulated story relates how a racist airline passenger receives her comeuppance from airline staff.