A young woman named Patches Wegmann was arrested last week in Houma, Louisiana after two different men accused her of spraying them with cologne samples that caused them to feel dizzy and light-headed. One, an 18-year-old who was admitted to the hospital with symptoms including numbness and shortness of breath, said he even passed out.

According to the Houma Courier police are still investigating and it's unclear that anything other than perfume was sprayed on the men.

The case is reminiscent of an Internet urban legend claiming that gangs of thieves have used ether-tainted perfume samples to knock out their victims before robbing them. However, the victims in these stories, of which there are many variants, are usually female. What's more, none of the alleged incidents -- including one reported to police in 1999 that served as the inspiration for all the Internet tales to follow -- have ever been substantiated.

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UPS has issued a warning about a new computer virus circulating as an attachment to emails purporting to originate from the "UPS Packet Service." The warning is authentic. The virus is real.

The bogus Packet Service messages claim a parcel sent by the user was undeliverable due to an incorrect address. The user is instructed to open an attachment containing a copy of the invoice. The attachment actually contains a virus which may infect the user's computer.

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