>> > >>>THIS IS TRUE! AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I WORK IN A
>> > 911 CENTER AND WE
>> > >>>TOOK A FEW CALLS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO ABOUT THIS
>> > SAME TYPE OF THING
>> > >>>IN DOVER MALL PARKING LOT. THIS STUFF HAPPENS AT
>> > HOME, TOO !!!!!!
>> > >>>
>> > >>>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
>> > >>>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 a paper
>> > >>>that was laminated; it had many perfumes 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 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 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.