Fwd: Be Aware-Read This, and pass it on!

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In a message dated 8/8/02 11:36:05 PM Central Daylight Time,

al_brock_sr@... writes:

> This was forwarded to me by a friend....thought it would be good to pass

> along.

>

>

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> Street perfume sales seem to be a popular thing lately. Kendra and I

> were

> sitting outside on Nicollet Mall (downtown) eating lunch last week and

> were

> approached by a guy soliciting cheap smelling perfume. There were a few

> of

> them wandering the mall together. I know this is not the same thing as

> the

> story below, but it is still really strange. They were being really

> sneaky

> and weird, and it gave us the creeps. There was a police man standing

> across the street, so I told him about it. I wouldn't normally do that,

> but

> they were annoying. I guess the moral of the story is....don't smell the

> perfume!!!!

>

> -Kari

>

> 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!

>

> R.

>

> 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.

>

> Carolyn K. Calaway

>

>

> Kari Argento

> Merchandising Training, Target Corp.

> 1000 Nicollet Mall TPS-795

> Minneapolis, MN 55403

> ph: 612.696.6044

> fax: 612.696.4232

>