[Fwd: This story was sent to me, this didn''t happen to me]
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This story was sent to me, this didn't happen to me personally but I
guess it could happen to anyone.
I was approached yesterday afternoon around 3:30pm
in the Walmart parking
> > lot at University Drive (Peoria), 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 email some weeks ago, 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, pointed 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.
> > And 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 emailing
> 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 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 in Bloomington 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, who ever. It helped me. The
> first thing that popped
> > in my head was this eMail warning
guess it could happen to anyone.
I was approached yesterday afternoon around 3:30pm
in the Walmart parking
> > lot at University Drive (Peoria), 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 email some weeks ago, 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, pointed 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.
> > And 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 emailing
> 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 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 in Bloomington 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, who ever. It helped me. The
> first thing that popped
> > in my head was this eMail warning