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Mervyn Henderson (X)
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May 15, 2020

I don't even know if this is a scam, or just something to be binned immediately. The sender of an e-mail I got was "Bob", just that, and the subject said "Genius". But there was also a note beside it saying E-mail with no body of text, and I could see a screenshot attached. I binned it and binned the binning too almost immediately, but forgot to look at Bob's address first.

I don't know any Bobs, or at least any Bobs that would be e-mailing me there. Robert de Niro uses one of my ot... See more
I don't even know if this is a scam, or just something to be binned immediately. The sender of an e-mail I got was "Bob", just that, and the subject said "Genius". But there was also a note beside it saying E-mail with no body of text, and I could see a screenshot attached. I binned it and binned the binning too almost immediately, but forgot to look at Bob's address first.

I don't know any Bobs, or at least any Bobs that would be e-mailing me there. Robert de Niro uses one of my other e-mail addresses when he touches base, for instance.

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Thomas T. Frost
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Bob May 15, 2020

Creepy. I hope it isn't the evil spirit Bob from Twin Peaks. What do you see when you look in a mirror? Perhaps you've already been possessed.

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Mirror, mirror, on the wall ... May 15, 2020

... here's evil Bob to spoil it all.

Yes, I looked, and flinched at the long hair, but then I remembered I haven't had it cut in well over two months.
 


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