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Do it for the sake of the Internet

Opinion
Oct 7, 20101 min

And you thought all that spam was gumming up the works

Sometimes phishing e-mail is flat-out funny. Example

This is to notify you that your email address has won £1,000,000.00 in the Camelot Email Draw in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by computerized balloting, powered by the Internet. This is to enhance the utilization of the internet. To claim your prize, please contact Claims Officer on the email with the claims requirement listed below.

How is a person to resist when it is for such a worthy cause?