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Police say they have received two complaints from alleged victims

it from someone claiming to work at 'Overweight Haters Ltd'

Kara Florish, from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, shared a picture of the card she was given by someone working for 'Overweight Haters Ltd', on Facebook

A commuter was left in shock after she was given a card by a stranger calling her a 'fat, ugly human.'

British Transport Police are investigating after Kara Florish, 30, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, shared a picture of the card she was given by someone working for 'Overweight Haters Ltd', on Facebook.

The card, which had the tag line: 'It's really not glandular, it's your gluttony,' read: 'Our organisation hates and resents fat people. We object to the enormous amount of food resources you consume while half the world starves. We disapprove of your wasting NHS money to treat your selfish greed.

'And we do not understand why you fail to grasp that by eating less you will be better off, slimmer, happy and find a partner who is not a perverted chubby-lover, or even find a partner at all.

'We also object that the beatiful pig is used as an insult. You are not a pig. You are a fat, ugly human [sic].'

In a second alleged incident, another man told how he witnessed a female commuter being left in tears after being handed the card on a train at Oxford Circus by a 'smartly-dressed hipster'.

Since details of the campaign were shared online, a spokesman for the BTP said they had received two separate complaints from members of the public who claim to have been victims of the nasty trend.

Taking to Facebook to share her disdain, Ms Florish, who is a size 12/14, wrote: 'Dear all - I was handed this card this morning on the underground and I would appreciate if people tweeted, posted etc all over the Internet.

'I am not upset myself. I am smaller than the national average and not exactly obese, but this is hateful and cowardly and could potentially upset people struggling with confidence and eating disorders.

'Please tweet and share this if you are also outraged. Plus - to the person who wrote this card, go back to school, you can't spell "beautiful".'

Speaking to MailOnline, Ms Florish said: 'The man was middle aged, and a normal looking white man. He didn't say anything, just put the card on my lap and got off the train.

Ms Florish was left in shock after she was given a card by a stranger dubbing her a 'fat, ugly human.' She shared a picture of the card she was given by someone working for 'Overweight Haters Ltd'

Ms Florish took to Facebook to share a photo of the card, writing: 'This is hateful and cowardly and could potentially upset people struggling with confidence and eating disorders'

'I've never been skinny but don't consider myself fat, but that's not the point of this. Even if I was, people should not be using someone's size to bully others.'

Overweight Haters doesn't appear to have a website and is not registered as a company but the post has been widely shared on Twitter.

People took to social media in their droves to support Ms Florish. One man wrote: 'If I see one of these guys on the tube, I'll ensure they end up obese themselves after swallowing their own cards.

Another asked: 'What sort of person would do this?' And Chris Owen added: 'Overweight Haters must genuinely be the most vile, disgusting, and dangerous stunt in Christendom.'

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Ms Florish says on her Twitter profile that she works for the NHS and is a trained classical singer and choral director.

In a separate incident on the underground, journalist and author Sean Thomas Knox claims he witnessed a female commuter breaking down in tears after being handed one of the cards.

In a series of tweets, Mr Knox said the young man - whom he said was a 'smartly, trendily dressed hipster' - handed the woman the cruel note at Oxford Circus before quickly getting off the train.

He wrote: 'Young man just got on train at Oxford Circus, gave printed card saying YOU'RE FAT to overweight girl. He jumped off. She read it, & cried.

The card, which had the word 'fat' emblazoned on the back, said: 'Our organisation hates and resents fat people. We object to the enormous amount of food resources you consume while half the world starves'

'Really. That just happened. She really cried. What a horrible c***. A random act of pointless cruelty.'

He then added: 'You need more reasons to hate hipsters? He was a hipster. Smartly, trendily dressed. Beard. Perhaps it was a piece of conceptual art.'

A British Transport Police spokesman said: 'We are aware of the leaflets being distributed in London and urge anyone who has been handed one to call us on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016.'

It is unclear what crime is being investigated by officers and BTP would not comment.

Steve Burton, director of enforcement and on-street operations for Transport for London, said: 'All of our customers have the right to travel with confidence, and this sad and unpleasant form of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

In a separate incident, journalist and author Sean Thomas Knox said he had witnesses a female commuter breaking down in tears after being handed one of the leaflets

'If anyone is ever made to feel uncomfortable while travelling they should immediately report it to station staff or a police officer.'

Transport for London described the fliers as 'sad and unpleasant' and advised any victims of the stunt to contact police.

Steve Burton, director of enforcement and on-street operations, said: 'All of our customers have the right to travel with confidence, and this sad and unpleasant form of anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

'If anyone is ever made to feel uncomfortable while travelling they should immediately report it to station staff or a police officer.'