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[Everyone gets enough spam so I generally don't forward examples except in 
novel or zany cases. This qualifies: Spam as a "Missed Connections" 
matchmaking service! --Declan]

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Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 10:44:20 -0500
Subject: FW: Looking for Juror #3 Van Nuys Superior Court
From: "Matthew G. Devost" <Devost@terrorism.com>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>

this is an interesting twist.  Has spamming become so affordable that it 
might start getting used as a people locator or perhaps this is a hoax?

take care,

Matt
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Matthew G. Devost
President and CEO
Terrorism Research Center, Inc.

(703) 812-7938 (v)
(703) 626-0272 (c)
(703) 935-2666 (f)

devost@terrorism.com
WWW.TERRORISM.COM


------ Forwarded Message
From: "Juror N4" [spammers' email address deleted --DBM]
Date: Tue,  6 Jan 2004 02:14:09 -0500 (EST)
To: matt@devost.net
Subject: Looking for Juror #3 Van Nuys Superior Court


To: Juror #3, Van Nuys Superior Court, Dept E, Los Angeles,
CA, excused on November 13.

This is Juror #4 and I would really like to say Hi
and continue our conversation.
You can reply to this email or call 818-831-1492.

DO YOU KNOW JUROR #3?

She is WF, 30's, 5'5", slender build, short light brown hair.
She served on jury duty November 12  13, Van Nuys Superior Court in the
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA.

Contact me or please pass this message along to her.

Thanks, and Happy Holidays!

  <http://jotqnis03k.eivww.com>

------ End of Forwarded Message

Posted by Declan McCullagh on Jan 06, 2004

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