4cruisin
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I was sent this email and am wondering if it is a hoax or not. Any thoughts? Scary if it is true. People are crazy
> > PLEASE READ...Warning to all women
> >
> > Hi all. Thought this was worthy of passing along. This was sent to my
> > wife, by a close friend. The last comments are from her.
> >
> > This is something that happened to Ryan and me on the way back from
> > Texas 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. So this does happen.
> >
> > To all my female friends - It was about 3 weeks ago, I was at the
> > Shell station in Auburn
> > getting gas. It was about 11:30 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, 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 not 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, mother, sisters,
> > etc. Our world seems to be getting crazier by the day. Pipes bombs in
> > mailboxes and sickos in parking lots with perfume. Be careful. I was
> > approached yesterday afternoon around 3:30 PM in the Walmart parking
> > lot at University Drive in Des Moines, 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, 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. 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 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, COWORKERS, who ever. It helped me. The first things that
> > popped in my head was this e-mail warning.
> >
> > PLEASE READ...Warning to all women
> >
> > Hi all. Thought this was worthy of passing along. This was sent to my
> > wife, by a close friend. The last comments are from her.
> >
> > This is something that happened to Ryan and me on the way back from
> > Texas 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. So this does happen.
> >
> > To all my female friends - It was about 3 weeks ago, I was at the
> > Shell station in Auburn
> > getting gas. It was about 11:30 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, 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 not 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, mother, sisters,
> > etc. Our world seems to be getting crazier by the day. Pipes bombs in
> > mailboxes and sickos in parking lots with perfume. Be careful. I was
> > approached yesterday afternoon around 3:30 PM in the Walmart parking
> > lot at University Drive in Des Moines, 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, 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. 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 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, COWORKERS, who ever. It helped me. The first things that
> > popped in my head was this e-mail warning.
> >
