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    NASA Emails are being hacked by Nigerian Spammers

    I just received a email which made it through my filters from a Nigerian spammer. What made this email intresting is number one that it didnt get spam filtered like usual and number two it came from a NASA email address ON THE KSC Complex! I have blocked the last name for sake of privacy in the qoute but this is the email as copy and pasted from the inbox. FREAKY!

    *******, Jeanine A. (KSC-IHA-2100)[IHA] (jeanine.a.*******@nasa.gov)
    You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
    Sent: Mon 1/25/10 7:23 PM
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    Good day,

    My name is Mr. Jeffery James I work in the Euro Lottery. I am soliciting your assistance for a swift transfer of 4,528,000 GBP, should you be willing to assist me in this project, and you will be giving me just 25% of your winnings.

    Just as a brief, you just have to register online; due to my position in the company I can make it happen that you would be a winner of the above stated amount. Naturally, every body would like to play a lottery if they are assured of winning. I am assuring you today to be a winner, please do not take for granted this once in a life time opportunity as we both stand to collectively gain from this at the success of the transaction.

    Should you be willing to assist me in this transaction please do respond to my personal E-mail Address only: [email protected]

    Regards,
    Mr. Jeffery James Dean
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    Re: NASA Emails are being hacked by Nigerian Spammers

    Jeanine probably installed one of those "SuperSmiley" programs in her Outlook.
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    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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