Also ich bin ja in punkto Spam so einiges gewohnt. Seien es Pornos oder Viagra oder Penisvergrößerungen, die mir angeboten werden. All das ist bei mir eine Selbstverständlichkeit im Briefkasten.
Doch, was ich gerade bekommen hab, hat mich doch wirklich gewundert. Zuerst sah es aus, wie eine von diesen Spam-Mails für Viagra und co., doch wunderte ich mich, was das für ein Text daneben ist:
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