While the senders and recipients for each were different the messages were identical and totally irrelevant. The grammar suggests a non-English speaking origin. Apart from that they were very convincing, looking exactly like the real thing.
GG
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Subject: Question from eBay Member
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:32:20 +0000
From: hamilton darius <7homere@heesun.net >
To: mjhowe@ozemail.com.au
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Dear mjhowe@ozemail.com.au,
Hello source, Thanks for the e-mail. I have made payment through PayPal and I am sure that PayPal has notified you of this fact. Thank you for your very quick and quick service & for the beautifull goods that you had for sale. Regards, breton
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Thank you,
jerry
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Thanks for the heads-up! 