The following warning was emailed to NewMexiKen. I pass it along as a public service.
I hate it when people forward so many false warnings, but this one is important! Send this to everyone–repeat, everyone–on your e-mail list!
I know that spring has sprung and now is the time of year when the ticks are looking for some food, our body, to get some blood. Fair warning now to everyone.
If someone comes to your front door saying they are conducting a survey on deer ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around, so you can be checked for tick infestation — DO NOT DO IT!!
It is a SCAM; they only want to see you naked.
I wish I’d gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid now.
For NewMexiKen’s part, I intend to take this warning simply as an advisory. Depending on the gender and overall appearance of the tick surveyor, I may find it informative to play along with the strip and dance — simply as a means of investigating this scam, of course.