'This Can Happen Anywhere' Shoppers Warn About Perfume Scam To Be Weary Of This Xmas As...

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A PROLIFIC perfume scam sweeping the high street could leave you hundreds out of pocket this Christmas, shoppers have warned. 

It's a minefield for people buying perfumes and aftershaves as Christmas gifts, given they don't want to open the box before the receiver of the present. 

But when she opened the box at home, she immediately noticed that the bottle inside the box wasn't legitimate. 

It was made from cheaper material, and had a totally different shape and lid to the luxury version. 

Zuzka returned the fragrance to the retailer, who she says has "opened a case and will investigate further".

A third joked: "I wonder if in January there's an influx of returns to boots because people opening Christmas prezzies finding they got Amanda instead of Armani."

"If the cellophane is loosely or poorly wrapped, this could be an indicator of a fake perfume, especially if it's to the point where you can move the cellophane around the box freely.