Bad Use of Astounding Coincidence 2003

How bad has spam gotten? Well, you know how they sometimes fake the from address with a random address from the thousands they send to? I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later, and given my webbishness extra likely to happen to me, but I got a piece of spam which claimed to be from someone I know, but which I know she'd never send.

So I wrote to her:

Hi Evany,

I guess sooner or later two people who know each other - albeit vaguely -
would be chosen as recipient and faked sender of a piece of spam. Either
that or you're really sending me applications from Wired.

Hope all is well otherwise.

Dinah

To which she replied:

Wow! But so sad that the laws of outstanding probability are being wasted on something like this. I want my fucking lottery cash!

XXX,
e

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Bad Use of Astounding Coincidence

How bad has spam gotten? Well, you know how they sometimes fake the from address with a random address from the thousands they send to? I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later, and given my webbishness extra likely to happen to me, but I got a piece of spam which claimed to be from someone I know, but which I know she'd never send.

So I wrote to her:

Hi Evany,

I guess sooner or later two people who know each other - albeit vaguely -
would be chosen as recipient and faked sender of a piece of spam. Either
that or you're really sending me applications from Wired.

Hope all is well otherwise.

Dinah

To which she replied:

Wow! But so sad that the laws of outstanding probability are being wasted on something like this. I want my fucking lottery cash!

XXX,
e

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