Please read this - it could save your life

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I rarely post discussions, as no one reads them apart from a few close friends - but PLEASE read this. At first I thought I'd opened a scam, but it's not - it originated on a political mailing group I belong to, and since this was posted 3 other women have written in to say they were nearly had as well. I've just sent back a post saying the same. A few weeks ago, I was at a Sainsbury's in Essex and a nasty little Asian guy tried to get me to "test" a perfume. At the time I just sneered and suggested he use it on himself first because God, he STANK - now I know why. "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, mothers, sisters, etc. Our world seems to be getting crazier by the day. Pipe bombs in mail boxes and sickos in parking lots with perfume. Be careful. I was approached yesterday afternoon around 5:30 PM in the ASDA carpark 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 very reasonable rate. I probably would have agreed had I not received an e-mail 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 carparks and asking you to SNIFF PERFUME that they are selling at a cheap price or at least compare to which one you like best. THIS IS NOT PERFUME...IT IS ETHER! When you sniff it, you'll pass out. 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 e-mailing friend , I was spared whatever might have happened to me. I wanted to do the same for you." Guess they've moved on from cash machine fraud, huh?