Police play down fears over killer perfume text message

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Abu Dhabi police and Qatar's health ministry have sought to play down fears among consumers that a killer perfume is on the loose after a rumour was spread by text message to mobile phones.

The text messages claimed 18 people had died after using the unnamed perfume and that another 35 had been admitted to intensive care in hospitals in Abu Dhabi and in Qatar.

Sharifi said the rumours were "without substance", and did not rule out differences between perfume sellers as being behind the malodorous campaign.

emily | 11:52 AM | Spam, Viruses and Hoaxes |
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