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Posted: **Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:00 pm**

Some new (to me) spam came in my work mail today:

GET YOUR UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA

Do you want a prosperous future, increased earning power
more money and the respect of all?

Call this number:

1-212-714-8290

(24 hours)

There are no required tests, classes, books, or interviews!

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1-212-714-8290

Confidentiality assured! We are located in USA international callers are very welcome

Now, there was a bunch of text in another language (dutch, german... dunno really) that was "hidden" in the mail.

sextuple theretofore stilt tollgate austenite benelux lineprinter lurch killjoy firelight bowfin dispersal inaction angeline spokane bungle school competitor track alum fragment afterimage chou anthracnose revelatory intermediary ansi buses castillo mulct tuscarora chili ronald bondholder anthracnose decent solution circumferential supine alpert lice

AND

vignette aniline askew practical memory tananarive offenbach callaghan condescend incurrer libelous tremulous alumnae curran cattail vibrant decolletage geography frankfort headlight hourglass vacant pocketful blackberry amelia menstruate mixup triptych asperity drastic panoramic resultant only cryptanalysis deserve emily forbid goliath rhodium wadsworth wash cranford calypso argument inelastic deflector demitted transfer maxine carabao amphibious alger quiver lester ambition dupont bromine skopje tame cahill deplete drizzle turbinate brainard invalid sinh cz poppy sheila check dare catskill blackstone default pigging slung supremacy crack aldebaran bunk settle lovebird carmichael revelatory prototype broil intricate author broom bit syrinx citation parkinson carrie emeritus hyman curricular wrack abraham javelin brakeman alligator byronic

Dunno whats up with that.

Posted: **Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:08 pm**

This is "new" spam?

Posted: **Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:16 pm**

I'd hate to see "old" spam.

Posted: **Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:52 pm**

Haha you go to a job and you're like "See i have this diploma" and you show them this 'diploma' that you get, I bet they'd be like "Oh my god you're dumb. Get out of here."

Posted: **Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:04 pm**

I said it was new to me.

Posted: **Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:02 am**

defender - all that random text is indeed random. It's designed to defeat spam-detection engines by avoiding sending identical mails. By using weird words in strange combinations a spam filter is less likely to identify the mail as spam.

Posted: **Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:46 am**

It's always struck me as funny how spammers seeking potential customers (and their money) somehow think that deception is a good way to break the ice and make a sale. Makes me wonder if there really are people in the world who open their e-mail think, "Oh my, an old friend said I need a mortgage? I better take advantage of the services offered by this concerned solicitor."

Posted: **Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:50 am**

Well, unsurprisingly, that number is unlisted. However, that telephone number is in Manhattan (212 area code). Then again, you never know what kind of telephone tricks they might be pulling...

Posted: **Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:09 am**

Defender, look a little more closely. That "random text" is actually in English, not a foreign language

.

That is some pure crapola spam there. I "pity da fool" who is dumb enough to do business with that guy.

Posted: **Sat Apr 10, 2004 1:30 pm**

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Need a diploma? Just buy one!

Need a diploma? Just buy one!