I went to the snopes site, put perfume in the search edit box and was
told this is false. More details are given at the site.
earlier, VIRGIE UNDERWOOD, wrote:
>I wanted to let all of the ladies know about this. Please read it!
>Virgie and Hoshi
>
>This is something that happened to us on the way back from vacation
>last spring. I didn't think much of it until now. The reason we were
>a little suspicious is we had been riding in a jeep all day with 100 degrees
>temps and we stopped at a truck stop for something to drink.
>When I was leaving, a young girl followed me out and asked what kind of
>cologne I was wearing. Well, after 7 hours in the car sweating, I
>don't think you could tell I was or was
>not wearing any cologne. We just got in the jeep and said no thanks.
>Then it was about 3 weeks ago, I was at a service station in Brampton
>getting gas. It was about 9:30 pm. I was approached by 2 men
>and 2 women in a car. The man that was driving asked me 'What kind
>of perfume do you wear?' I was a bit confused and I asked him 'Why?' He
>said, 'We are selling some name brand perfumes, at cheap prices.' I
>said I had no money.
>He then reached out of the car and handed me paper that was laminated
>; it had perfume on it. I looked quickly at it and gave it back.
>I said, I have no money. He said it is OK, we take check, cash,or
>credit cards. Then the people in the car began to laugh.
>I just got in my car and said no thanks. Then I received this
>e-mail yesterday and it se nt chills up my spine.
>Please read this. It
>is no joke. Here is the e-mail I was sent.
>Dear Friends: I know not all of you are women that I am sending
>this to, but am hoping you will share this with your wives, daughters,
>mothers, sisters, etc. Our world seems to be getting cr azier by
>the day. Pipe bombs in mailboxes and sickos in parking lots with
>perfume. Be careful. I was approached yesterday afternoon around
>5:30 PM in the Walmart parking lot by two males asking what kind of perfume
>I was wearing.Then they asked if I'd like to sample some fabulous scent
>they were willing to sell me at a very reasonable rate. I probably
>would have agreed had I not received an e-mail warning of a "Wanna
>smell this neat perfume?" scam.
>The men continued to stand between parked cars, I guess to wait
>for someone else to hit on. I stopped a lady going towards them,
>pointing at them and told her about how I was sent an e-mail at work about
>someone walking up to you at the malls or in parking lots and asking you
>to SNIFF PERFUME that they are selling at a cheap price.
>THIS IS NOT PERFUME...IT IS ETHER!
>When you sniff it, you'll pass out. They'll take your wallet,
>your valuables and heaven knows what else. If it were not for this
>e-mail, I probably would have sniffed the 'perfume' but thanks to
>the generosity
>of an e-mailing friend, I was spared whatever might have happened to me.
>I wanted to do the same for you.
>PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR WOMEN
>FRIENDS AND PLEASE BE ALERT AND BE AWARE. IF YOU ARE A MAN AND RECEIVE
>THIS, PASS IT ON TO YOUR WOMEN FRIENDS.
>Ladies, this happened to me yesterday and I didn't smell the perfume
>either, thanks to this email. This is true. Believe me, I know. I
>was over by Big Lots in the parking lot at lunch time when I was approached.
>So either day or night, it does not matter. There were 3 guys
>together when I was approached. I called the police when I got back
>to my desk.
>Like the email says above, LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS - YOUR FRIENDS,
>FAMILY, CO-WORKERS, whomever. It helped me.
>The first thing that popped into my head was this e-mail warning.
>Serving with Care in Christ,
>Lynne Martin
>Premier Designs Jewelry
>Independent Distributor since 2004
>H-804-883-5364 C-804-512-3841
>www.premierdesigns.com
>Add FUN to your email - CLICK HERE!
>
John
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