Social MediaThe viral chain message claiming to be from a police department is actually a hoax dating back at least 20 years.Credit: VERIFY10:41 AM EDT October 6, 2023If you’ve ever had a friend or family member send you a chain message warning you of danger, it can be alarming. Several VERIFY viewers, including Annie, received one of these chain messages. It claimed a police department in Washington, D.C. warned that seven women died after inhaling poisonous free perfume samples that were mailed to them. Annie emailed VERIFY to ask if the warning was real.Did police in Washington,...…Social MediaThe viral chain message claiming to be from a police department is actually a hoax dating back at least 20 years.Credit: VERIFY10:41 AM EDT October 6, 2023If you’ve ever had a friend or family member send you a chain message warning you of danger, it can be alarming. Several VERIFY viewers, including Annie, received one of these chain messages. It claimed a police department in Washington, D.C. warned that seven women died after inhaling poisonous free perfume samples that were mailed to them. Annie emailed VERIFY to ask if the warning was real.Did police in Washington,...WW…