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  <title>Comments on 'Not quite the windfall'</title>
  <subtitle>&amp;quot;I've just quit my job!&amp;quot;, she exclaimed.

&amp;quot;What? How will you live? You need money, you know.&amp;quot;, he replied.

&amp;quot;No, I've come into a bit of windfall. Lucky me!&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;That's wonderful! Congratulations.&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;Yeah, I'm thinking of heading down to South America. I've always wanted to visit there. But first to Europe, of course.&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;Why 'of course'?&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;Well, that's where I have to go to pick up the money.&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;What do you mean?&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;Well, I got this email.&amp;quot;

She pulled open her laptop, displaying an email that began: &amp;quot;TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM. We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on Saturday 09 June 2007.&amp;quot;

He frowned. &amp;quot;Uh, I don't know how to tell you this.&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;What?&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;Well, that's not a real message. You've been spammed. At best, it's a meaningless message, but at worst, they were trying to scam *you* out of money.&amp;quot;

&amp;quot;Oh...&amp;quot; she said, slowly, with a graven look over her face. &amp;quot;I guess I shouldn't have told my boss off so strongly. I may need that job back.&amp;quot;</subtitle>
  <updated>2007-06-16T20:28:49Z</updated>
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    <title type="text">Comment on Not quite the windfall</title>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;This made me smile. Gotta love spam e-mails. =)&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <published>2007-06-16T20:28:49Z</published>
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      <name>[pens&amp;feathers]</name>
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