i received this email from a friend of mine in Atlanta and they want us to pass it around.
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This is something that happened to us on the way back from
vacation last
week. At first I didn't think much of it until now. The reason we a little suspicious is we had been riding in a jeep all day with 100
degree 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 if 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 Birmingham 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 many perfumes on it. I looked quickly at it and
gave it back. I said, 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 sent 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 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 a very reasonable price. 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.
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