The most stunningly inept phishing e-mail ever.

[maeveenroute]

Wow.  Just ... no.  Do they actually think this will convince anyone?

from: [address that doesn't exist@uchicago]
reply-to: [entirely different address@gmail, that bastion of credibility]

subject: Dear Uchicago.Edu Email Account Owner(WebNews Email Account Update)

MESSAGE FROM UCHICAGO.EDU

Dear Uchicago.Edu Email Account Owner.WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT WE

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[circuit_four]

Hmm. I wonder how much money a broke liberal arts major could make contracting out to foreign spammers as a copyeditor? I mean, seriously, bad language is such a big tip-off, it's gotta affect their bottom line, and that's all they care about. Hmm, what's that gmail address, now? O;)

[jaque1in6]

If you want more just let me know.

[maeveenroute]

Heh; nope, don't mind at all! (Looks like we even have a couple of friends in common.)

By the way, I do have ... um ... about five VM t-shirts. But I don't wear them to interviews. ;c)

[merovingian]

Hello! We met today and I added you!

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