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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Teh Internets / Olympia Rob McKenna Never Sent Me Stock Tips

Posted by on Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 4:34 PM

I just invested my entire savings in a little known company, thanks to a surefire stock tip I just got from the Attorney General's Office. I mean, Attorney General Bob Ferguson recommended it himself—how could this possible go wrong?

Oh... wait...

Today, the Attorney General’s Office learned people are receiving e-mails that appear to be from the AGO Webmaster or other “@atg.wa.gov” e-mail addresses with the following subject lines:

• New Pick Coming! But First I need your help, details inside
• Pick Of The Week
• This Stock is another monster week ahead
• DON’T MISS TODAY’S TRADING IDEA
• Your Mind Blowing Monster Pick!
• News Out & Must Read Inside.

Let us assure you. These are spoofs. Scammers know how to make a message appear to be from one e-mail when it’s really from someone completely different.

There goes my retirement.

 

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Pope Peabrain 1
Somebody wants Martha Stewart's old cell.
Posted by Pope Peabrain on March 7, 2013 at 4:41 PM
sperifera 2
That's because you were on his shitlist, Goldy. The rest of us got them.
Posted by sperifera on March 7, 2013 at 5:53 PM
McBomber 3
Coincidentally, I've been trading emails with a Nigerian prince named Bob Ferguson. Somehow I lucked out and am about to come into a fuck-ton of money! Tomorrow I'm going to tell my job to stuff it.
Posted by McBomber on March 7, 2013 at 6:36 PM
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nice and valuable blog to get proper information
stock tips
Posted by Aishjoshi on April 29, 2013 at 5:35 AM

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