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New ‘Pam filter’ feature added by email providers

As a result of lobbying from people with friends and relatives called Pam, the big email providers have finally succumbed and added a feature called a ‘Pam filter’. It is seen as a major coup for the ongoing campaign to simplify the detection of emails from people called Pam.

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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2011
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Nigerian email scammers to raise industry standards with ‘Mystery Sucker’ scheme

‘We are concerned that the quality of email scams has declined in recent years,’ said Mr Nigel Mwanga, only son of a recently deceased multi-millionaire oil executive.

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Posted: Aug 6th, 2010
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Deliveries of spam disrupted as Hotmail staff go on strike

 Hotmail workers simply unable to keep it upErectile dysfunction is set to soar in the absence of trial offers of Viagra at $10 a go.

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Posted: Nov 4th, 2009
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‘Do you really need to print this email?’ messages may not be enough to save planet, warn scientists

yes, actuallyEnvironmental campaigners were left reeling today after scientists questioned their strategy to save the planet’s rainforests and halt catastrophic climate change simply by adding the question ‘Do you really need to print this message?’ to the bottom of every email. A three-year study has found no recorded instances of someone changing their mind about printing, with the answer to the question on every occasion being ‘Yes, actually’.

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Posted: Mar 10th, 2009
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