My mother got the same Yahoo message and called me to ask if it was legitimate. I was fairly certain not.
Nick On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Ronn! Blankenship < ronn_blankens...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Figured it must be spam. Found it interesting that nowhere in the > message did it ever actually state what "the position" is . . . ;) > > (Speaking of spam, first thing I did when I sat down at the machine this > afternoon was spend upwards of 45 minutes trying to find a place to report > a somewhat suspicious-sounding message allegedly from Yahoo!. They — not > just them, but they are really bad about it — make it ridiculously hard to > contact cusstomer¹ service. Unfortunately, when AT&T started > re-assimilating all the Baby Bells created by the breakup back in the 70s > they decided to get Yahoo! to handle all their e-mail accounts, so when a > message arrives allegedly from Yahoo! claiming that some ‘up’date action is > necessary or all accounts will be closed it can't just be ignored and > trashed as spam . . . :() > > _____ > ¹ Not a typo. > > > > > At 01:53 PM Wednesday 8/29/2012, Nick Arnett wrote: > > Crap - no. I didn't realize they managed to spam the whole list. I'm > used to getting spam as an admin, but I think this is the first time > somebody managed to hit the whole list. > > Nick > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Matt Grimaldi <matzeb...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > Nick, > > Is this really you? > > > > From: "narn...@mccmedia.com " <narn...@mccmedia.com> > To: narn...@mccmedia.com; brin-l@mccmedia.com > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:50 AM > Subject: Job opportunity - hurry to apply! > > I would like to take this time to welcome you to our hiring process > and give you a brief synopsis of the position's benefits and requirements. > > If you are taking a career break, are on a maternity leave, > recently retired or simply looking for some part-time job, this position > is for you. > > Occupation: Flexible schedule 2 to 8 hours per day. We can guarantee a > minimum 20 hrs/week occupation > Salary: Starting salary is 2000 GBP per month plus commission, paid every > month. > Business hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, MON-FRI, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM SAT or > part time (UK time). > > Region: United Kingdom. > > Please note that there are no startup fees or deposits to start working > for us. > > To request an application form, schedule your interview and receive more > information about this position > please reply to b...@xpatjobsuk.com,with your personal identification > number for this position IDNO: 0915 > > > > [snip feeter for brevity] > > ** > > ** . . . ronn! :) > > > _______________________________________________ > http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com > > >
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