{"id":869,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Aldi-Version-of-Perfume-Car-Park-Robberies-Myth-Now-Circulating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=869","title":{"rendered":"Aldi Version of Perfume Car Park Robberies Myth Now Circulating"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>An urban legend that warns of car park criminals in parking areas using ether disguised as perfume to debilitate and rob victims has circulated in various forms since at least the turn of the century.  \u00a0Every few months, a  \u00a0new variant of the story emerges and begins circulating \u00a0anew. \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Story Claims Perfume Attacks Occurring \u00a0at Aldi Car Parks<\/h2>\n<p>One current version claims that these perfume-fueled attacks are happening in Aldi car parks &#8220;across the country&#8221;.  \u00a0The warning circulates via social media posts like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/aldi-version-of-perfume-car-park-robberies-myth-now-circulating\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,614\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1-300x230.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7356\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aldi Car Park Perfume Hoax\" width=\"800\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1-500x384.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/aldi-carpark-perfume-hoax-1-585x449.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clicking on the social media posts opens a website with a full report about the supposed perfume robbery attempts. The report notes, in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I was approached yesterday afternoon around 3:30 pm in my local Aldi car park by two males, asking what kind of perfume I was wearing. Then they asked if I&#8217;d like to sample some fabulous scent they were willing to sell me at a very reasonable Price. I probably would have agreed had I not received an email a couple of days ago, warning of a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wanna smell this gorgeous perfume?&#8221; scam.<\/p>\n<p>THIS IS NOT PERFUME \u00e2\u20ac\u201c IT IS &#8216;ETHER&#8217; (A POWERFUL DRUG!)!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It goes on to claim that, after sniffing the perfume, victims will pass out and the attackers can then take their \u00a0purse, car keys, and other valuables. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Aldi Story Just A Revamped Version of the Same Old Urban Legend<\/h2>\n<p>But, of course, this is just a variation of the same false story that has been circulating since the year 2000.  \u00a0Alternative versions of the story have named other stores as the venues for the supposed robberies.<\/p>\n<p>While ether is indeed capable of rendering a person unconscious, it would take a lot more than a casual sniff of the substance to achieve that aim. In fact, despite what movies and television dramas would have us believe, there are probably very few \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if any \u00e2\u20ac\u201c substances that would have such an instant knock-out effect after just one or two open-air sniffs.<\/p>\n<p>And, for the record, there are no credible police or news reports about criminals \u00a0using such tactics in Aldi car parks or anywhere else.<\/p>\n<h3>Genuine Perfume Peddlers May Add Undue Credence to The False Stories<\/h3>\n<p>Hawkers may sometimes try to sell perfume in car parks or outside shopping malls, and this activity has probably helped to keep the stories circulating for so many years.  \u00a0If someone \u00a0who has read the warning online subsequently spots \u00a0people peddling perfume, he or she may mistakenly \u00a0conclude that the hapless peddlers are really dastardly ether-wielding \u00a0criminals.  \u00a0 Of course, the peddlers are really only selling perfume. Cheap and nasty scent perhaps, but just perfume nevertheless.<\/p>\n<p>Passing on this nonsense warning will help nobody.<\/p>\n<h4>More on the Topic<\/h4>\n<p>This urban legend has a rather long and convoluted history.  \u00a0You can read more about it in this <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/perfume-urban-legend-car-park-criminals-using-ether-disguised-as-perfume\/\">earlier Hoax-Slayer report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, a similar series of hoaxes has claimed &#8211; falsely \u00a0of course &#8211; that a number of <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/deaths-from-free-perfume-samples-hoax\/\">women have died after sniffing poisonous perfume samples<\/a> sent to them by mail.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/aldi-version-of-perfume-car-park-robberies-myth-now-circulating\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/aldi-version-of-perfume-car-park-robberies-myth-now-circulating\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An urban legend that warns of car park criminals in parking areas using ether disguised as perfume to debilitate and rob victims has circulated in various forms since at least the turn of the century. \u00a0Every few months, a \u00a0new variant of the story emerges and begins circulating \u00a0anew. \u00a0 \u00a0 &nbsp; Story Claims Perfume [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}