[nycitaliano9]

Perfume Scam to take your wallet

http://www.ny.com/scams/


> 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 crazier by the day. Pipe bombs
> in mail
>
> boxes and sickos in parking lots with perfume. Be careful. I was
>
> approached yesterday afternoon around 5:30 PM in the Wal-Mart 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 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 or at
>
> least compare to which one you like best.
>
> 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.

[TimberTDI]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/perfume.asp

[noodleman]

haha ether...i must smell it everyday in the lab, haven't passed out once yet

[Awibrandy]

This warning has been circulating the internet for some years now. I received the same one 2 years ago.

[regal]

Just a sniff will not knock you out (you guys watched too much TV) but if they cover you nose with a paper towel saturated with it that might do it.