[Gatesedge] FW: Scary

[Jennifer Toland]

FYI this is not true...although everyone male and female alike needs to use
caution and be aware of what is going on around them at all time.

For more info check out www.snopes.com and search for scratch and sniff.

Caelainn


>From: "Young, Carolyn" <Carolyn.Young at goodmanmfg.com>
>Reply-To: gatesedge at ansteorra.org
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>Subject: [Gatesedge] FW: Scary
>Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 09:45:54 -0500
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>This is off-topic and I don't know whether or not this has gotten down here
>yet, but after working with the Rape Crisis program for 10 years it doesn't
>surprise me.  Just be careful out there.
>
>Caitlin
>
>
>Carolyn B. Young
>Goodman Mfg.
>IT - Branch
>713/861.2500 ext 425
>
>
>Subject: STAY SAFE!
>
>My wife  received this last night.  Don't be  afraid but be aware.
>Sooneror  later this will hit small town USA.
>
>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 the! y 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!
>Michelle R. Rogers
>Ladies this happened to me yesterday and I  didn't smell the perfume
>either
>thanks to this email! This is true! Believe me, 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
>then
>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.
>Carolyn K. Calaway
>Merchandising  Training, Target Corp. 1000 Nicollet Mall
>TPS-795 Minneapolis, MN 55403 ph:  612.696.6044 fax: 612.696.4232
>
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