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Man sends himself spam

On reading one entitled “Are You Letting Her Down?”, John felt he had to confront some of his basic fears; namely that he is letting his wife/girlfriend down. He could put a smile on her face if he was “larrrger”.

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Posted: Feb 28th, 2011
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Family of deposed African Head of State baffled by lack of interest in his millions

Nigerian dollars going beggingThe widow of the former Head of State of a small African nation has expressed surprise at the lack of interest from the numerous people she has emailed offering a share of her husband’s millions.

The family of the late King of Fakumba, have apparently sent ‘dozens’ of emails to suitable ‘good and responsible’ people across the UK offering them a share of the fortune, in return for a mere GBP2500. But as of yet, there has been no response.

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Posted: Jan 17th, 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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Internet users on red alert for literate phisher

award of 'crystal mark' for spam clarity could happen anytime soonPhisher is believed to have a GCSE qualification and have access to a dictionary

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Posted: Sep 6th, 2009
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Spam luncheon meat company admits email campaign ‘a disaster’

It's safest not to open‘If I didn’t know better, I’d say the emails weren’t getting through for some reason,’ said the company’s Head of Marketing.

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Posted: Jun 1st, 2009
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