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	<title>Comments on: Killer spam</title>
	<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/</link>
	<description>I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Robin</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72010</link>
		<dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72010</guid>
		<description>Hi,
I received this email today. Just not funny at all. My husband turned it in to the FBI online. I pray they catch this person.</description>
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I received this email today. Just not funny at all. My husband turned it in to the FBI online. I pray they catch this person.</p>
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		<title>By: same thing i got!</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72009</link>
		<dc:creator>same thing i got!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72009</guid>
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SOME ONE YOU KNOW,WANT YOU DEAD.

BE MORE CAREFUL

I am very sorry for you, is a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don't comply. As you can see there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don't have any business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that.
Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told me that he want you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessary information's we needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is Important to you or not since their findings shows that you are innocent.
I called my client back and ask him of you email address which I didn't tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and they are telling me everything about you.

Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $8,000 is all you need to spend You will first of all pay $3,000 then I will send the tape to you and when the tape get to you, you will pay the remaining $5,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up.

WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELL ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.

DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY  TO THIS E-MAIL CONTACT

Name:william Billy

E-mail:williambilly11@gmail.com</description>
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<p>SOME ONE YOU KNOW,WANT YOU DEAD.</p>
<p>BE MORE CAREFUL</p>
<p>I am very sorry for you, is a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don&#8217;t comply. As you can see there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don&#8217;t have any business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that.<br />
Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told me that he want you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessary information&#8217;s we needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is Important to you or not since their findings shows that you are innocent.<br />
I called my client back and ask him of you email address which I didn&#8217;t tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and they are telling me everything about you.</p>
<p>Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $8,000 is all you need to spend You will first of all pay $3,000 then I will send the tape to you and when the tape get to you, you will pay the remaining $5,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up.</p>
<p>WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELL ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.</p>
<p>DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY  TO THIS E-MAIL CONTACT</p>
<p>Name:william Billy</p>
<p>E-mail:williambilly11@gmail.com</p>
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		<title>By: Christian Treczoks</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72008</link>
		<dc:creator>Christian Treczoks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72008</guid>
		<description>Two points here:

First: Have you seen the movie "Leon" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/)? That guy could not even write, but he makes a hell of a hit man. So be afraid - very afraid! ;-)

Second: I'd say this is spam (it has been reported as such from several sources), but I would report it to the police anyway - if only to make them take the spammer off the (electronic) street.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two points here:</p>
<p>First: Have you seen the movie &#8220;Leon&#8221; (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/)? That guy could not even write, but he makes a hell of a hit man. So be afraid - very afraid! <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Second: I&#8217;d say this is spam (it has been reported as such from several sources), but I would report it to the police anyway - if only to make them take the spammer off the (electronic) street.</p>
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		<title>By: Barton Paul Levenson</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72007</link>
		<dc:creator>Barton Paul Levenson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72007</guid>
		<description>Lucie, if the person was stupid enough to give his &lt;i&gt;own&lt;/i&gt; email address, instead of a random one generated for the purpose, you can forward the note to yahoo and ask them to remove this moron's account.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lucie, if the person was stupid enough to give his <i>own</i> email address, instead of a random one generated for the purpose, you can forward the note to yahoo and ask them to remove this moron&#8217;s account.</p>
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		<title>By: Lucie</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72006</link>
		<dc:creator>Lucie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72006</guid>
		<description>This is one I have just received:

HELLOI am very sorry for you Xxxxxx, is a pity that this is how your life is goingto end as soon as you don't comply. As you can see there is no need ofintroducing myself to you because I don't have any business with you, my dutyas I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I havealready been paid for that.Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person havespent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told me that hewanted you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessaryinformation's needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and theyhave carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you,and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like tocontact you and see if your life is Important to you or not since theirfindings shows that you are innocent.I called my client back and ask him of your email address which I didn't tellhim what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it tocontact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and theyare telling me everything about you.Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you. Get backto me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $4,000 is allyou need to spend You will first of all pay $2,000 then I will send a tape toyou which i recorded every discusion inmade with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, youwill pay the remaining $2,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I willcarry on with my job straight-up.WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSEI WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILLEXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTILL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOUTHE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEADTHEN YOU CAN USE ITTO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOURREPLY EMAIL..donwilliam59@yahoo.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is one I have just received:</p>
<p>HELLOI am very sorry for you Xxxxxx, is a pity that this is how your life is goingto end as soon as you don&#8217;t comply. As you can see there is no need ofintroducing myself to you because I don&#8217;t have any business with you, my dutyas I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I havealready been paid for that.Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person havespent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told me that hewanted you dead and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessaryinformation&#8217;s needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and theyhave carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you,and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like tocontact you and see if your life is Important to you or not since theirfindings shows that you are innocent.I called my client back and ask him of your email address which I didn&#8217;t tellhim what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it tocontact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and theyare telling me everything about you.Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you. Get backto me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $4,000 is allyou need to spend You will first of all pay $2,000 then I will send a tape toyou which i recorded every discusion inmade with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, youwill pay the remaining $2,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I willcarry on with my job straight-up.WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSEI WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILLEXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7:PM UNTILL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOUTHE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEADTHEN YOU CAN USE ITTO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOURREPLY <a href="mailto:EMAIL..donwilliam59@yahoo.com">EMAIL..donwilliam59@yahoo.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Nigel Depledge</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72005</link>
		<dc:creator>Nigel Depledge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72005</guid>
		<description>Zaphod said:
"Mr Bad Astronomer, I regret to inform you, but my therapist, a Mr Gag Halfrunt, has asked me to sign the order to have your planet destroyed by Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Hyperspace Planning Council under the guise of requiring a hyperspace bypass through the galactic coordinates ZZ9-PluralZ-Alpha. They have offered to pay me $20,000 (Altarian) to complete this nefarious mission. However I have heard it said by the Learned, Impartial, and Very Relaxed Judiciary Pag that you are actually a bit of a hoopy frood who always knows where his towel is. On this basis, rather than carry out my mission immediately, I have decided to give you a chance to match the offer made by Gag Halfrunt as long as the money is paid into my bar-tab at Millyways before the universe ends."

Hey, Zaphod, hadn't you heard?  The Altairian dollar has recently collapsed.  You should convert all your liquid assets into one of the other freely-convertible currencies, although the choice is a bit tricky.  After all, the Flanian Pobble-Bead is only exchangeable for &lt;i&gt;other&lt;/i&gt; Flanian Pobble-Beads, and the Trigannic Pu doesn't really count as money (its exchange rate of eight Ningis to one Pu is simple, but since a Ningi is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles along each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pu; Ningis are not negotiable currency because the galactibanks refuse to deal in fiddling small change).  :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zaphod said:<br />
&#8220;Mr Bad Astronomer, I regret to inform you, but my therapist, a Mr Gag Halfrunt, has asked me to sign the order to have your planet destroyed by Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Hyperspace Planning Council under the guise of requiring a hyperspace bypass through the galactic coordinates ZZ9-PluralZ-Alpha. They have offered to pay me $20,000 (Altarian) to complete this nefarious mission. However I have heard it said by the Learned, Impartial, and Very Relaxed Judiciary Pag that you are actually a bit of a hoopy frood who always knows where his towel is. On this basis, rather than carry out my mission immediately, I have decided to give you a chance to match the offer made by Gag Halfrunt as long as the money is paid into my bar-tab at Millyways before the universe ends.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hey, Zaphod, hadn&#8217;t you heard?  The Altairian dollar has recently collapsed.  You should convert all your liquid assets into one of the other freely-convertible currencies, although the choice is a bit tricky.  After all, the Flanian Pobble-Bead is only exchangeable for <i>other</i> Flanian Pobble-Beads, and the Trigannic Pu doesn&#8217;t really count as money (its exchange rate of eight Ningis to one Pu is simple, but since a Ningi is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles along each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pu; Ningis are not negotiable currency because the galactibanks refuse to deal in fiddling small change).  <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72004</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/21/killer-spam/#comment-72004</guid>
		<description>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332070,00.html

Here is the story on Foxnews.</description>
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<p>Here is the story on Foxnews.</p>
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