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April 19th, 2008 — CyberCat

Okay, this one just made me shake my head, so I think I’ll share it here. I was going through my overloaded e-mails (2220 e-mails downloaded yesterday after a pause in downloads since the 6th when I began working on the tax returns). This e-mail caught my attention and no- I am not going to follow their advice.

Subject: Confirmation!

You have just received an HTML-rich eMessage that cannot be displayed by your email software. You may view this eMessage online with your internet browser by following this link:(Link removed by CyberCat)

You are receiving this email because you have previously consented to receive promotional email offers from third-parties. If you do not wish to receive future offers from this sender, then please so indicate by using the “Unsubscribe” link below or sending a written request to the address below.

Usted está recibiendo este email porque usted ha consentido previamente recibir ofertas promocionales del email de tercero-partidos. Si usted no desea recibir las ofertas futuras de este remitente, después por favor así que indique usando el acoplamiento de “Unsubscribe” abajo o enviando una petición escrita:

Unsubscribe Here: (Link removed by CyberCat)

MARSYS
(Address removed by CyberCat)

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Just how stupid do these guys think I am? If they need to get in touch with me they can learn how to send me a standard e-mail just like everyone else on the planet sends, not some BS about how I have to follow a link because my e-mail program does not display their e-mail. If it won’t display it, chances are I don’t want to see it!


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