Cheap Perfume Warning

[jellybaby]

Mrs Jellybaby just recieved this email, and I thought i'd pass it on.


Ladies, a serious email. Read and be careful
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> We have the following alerts to issue.
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> About 3 weeks ago, I was at the Shell station in London getting diesel.
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> It was about 11 :30 pm.
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> I was approached by 2 men and 2 women in a car.
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> The man that was driving asked me What kind of perfume do you wear?' I was a bit confused and I asked him Why?'
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> He said We are selling some name brand perfumes, at cheap prices.'
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> I said I had no money.
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> He then reached out of the car and handed me paper that was laminated and
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> it had many perfumes on it.
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> I looked quickly at it and gave it back.
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> I said, 'I have no money'.
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> He said 'It is OK, we take cheque, cash or credit cards'.
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> Then the people in the car began to laugh.
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> I got in my car and said no thanks.
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> Today I received this e-mail and it sent chills up my spine.
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> Be careful. I was approached yesterday afternoon around 3:30 pm in Tesco car park in Sheffield when two males asked what kind of perfume I was wearing.
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> Then they asked if I'd like to sample some fabulous scent they were willing
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> to sell me at a very reasonable rate.
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> I probably would have agreed had I not received an e-mail some weeks ago warning of a 'Wanna smell this neat perfume?' scam.
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> THIS IS NOT PERFUME...IT IS ETHER!
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> When you sniff it, you'll pass out.
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> They'll take your wallet, your valuables and heaven knows what else.
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> If it were not for this e-mail, I probably would have sniffed the
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> 'perfume' but thanks to the generosity of an e-mailing friend, I was spared whatever might have happened to me.
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> PLEASE PASS THIS TO ALL YOUR WOMEN FRIENDS AND BE ALERT AND BE AWARE. IF YOU ARE A MAN AND RECEIVE THIS, PASS IT ON TO YOUR WOMEN FRIENDS. LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS.
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> Also "BEWARE OF NEW CAR-JACKING SCAM - NOT A JOKE!
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> This is from a Rotherham Police Officer.
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> Imagine you walk across the car park, unlock your car and get inside.
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> You lock all your doors, start the engine and shift into reverse.
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> You look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your parking space
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> and you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. You unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove the paper
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> (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view....
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> When you reach the back of your car, the car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off.
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> Your engine would be running (Ladies would have their handbag in the car) and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. BE AWARE OF THIS SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED
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> Just drive away and remove the paper from your window later and be thankful you read this notice.
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> PLEASE inform all friends and family, especially women.
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> A handbag contains all identification and you certainly do not want someone knowing your Home address, as they already have your keys!!!"
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[AndrewJ]

Thanks for the heads up I am sure this could be stickyfied.

[punky]

I thought it sounded a bit odd, and a quick yahoo later...

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoax...erperfume.html

Its a hoax.

[jellybaby]

Sorry sounded very real

[Marge]

Thank you anyway, good advice regardless

[punky]

Originally Posted by jellybaby

Sorry sounded very real

It does, but i'll tell you what sounded odd to me.

Firstly, petrol stations are probably one of the safest areas of the UK given the amount of cameras there. Bearing in mind they'd have to hang around, knock you out, rob you and drive away, all with loads of cameras pointed at them, they'd have to be brave.

Secondly, the term "ethers" is a bit general. Some are nasty, but others aren't. Even the nastier ones, I very much doubt would knock you clean out with one sniff. Chloroform would struggle to do that (I think its possible given high enough concentrations, but to go straight our without being able to cause a fuss or scene, would be hit-and-miss), but that isn't an ether.

It is generally a good idea, especially if this stuff comes through emails, to double check.

I remember the endless messages I used to get through ICQ saying "If you don't send this message to everyone on your list Mirabilis (or whoever owns them now) will delete your account!". Completely hoaxed, and doesn't benefit anyone at all. God knows why they do it, but someone must like doing it.

Originally Posted by punky

I thought it sounded a bit odd, and a quick yahoo later...

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoax...erperfume.html

Its a hoax.

A lot of these email warnings are hoaxes Lord knows i've checked out many when i've received them before passing them on........ in fact, i'm fairly sure that i've never passed them on...... because none of them could be corroborated

However....... as has been learnt from the luring techniques of Ted Bundy...... being drawn to a car is risky business

So a useful reminder regardless of it being a hoax

[Matth]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/perfume.asp
From the best "truth or legend" site on the net - you can waste a lot of time reading the true and false ones there - like the old classic of the carpet fitter who mislays his cigarettes ... you know the rest!

[Roy MM]

Originally Posted by Matth

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/perfume.asp
From the best "truth or legend" site on the net - you can waste a lot of time reading the true and false ones there - like the old classic of the carpet fitter who mislays his cigarettes ... you know the rest!

Ok i think we need to look at some points on this thread, Ether needs to be forced into your breathing, not just waved under your nose, your natural reaction to an intoxicating smell would make you stop "sniffing" it.

[paulyoung666]

but if a hand was clamped around the back of your neck , would you be able to stop sniffing it