A false AMBER Alert text message circulated around the country in July 2009 and then resurfaced again in September on text and Twitter. The message claims a 3-year-old girl was taken by a man in a silver truck. People reported receiving the alerts in South Dakota, Michigan, and Texas. The message reappeared later in California, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, and parts of Canada. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received no AMBER Alert with the information contained in the text. Sioux Falls resident Jennifer McNamara told a reporter she was skeptical. “I know what an alert looks like, and I hadn't received one,” said McNamara.
