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Got a penny-stock spam this morning where most of the text designed to confuse spam filters was taken from kottke.org.

From: “Harriot Mckee”
Date: March 27, 2007 10:28:25 AM EDT
To:
Subject: The outside of one particular prison is all glass like an Apple Store, the furniture is nicely designed, and the sports facilities are top-notch.

CWTD Receives “National Park Award”

China World Trade Corp.
Symbol: CWTD
Price: $0.489

CWTD a diverse company involved in world trade and business services has just been awarded the “Nation Park Award” for one of the parks it manages. CWTD is expected to issue a huge news release this week. We always see big returns when they do. Read up and get ready. Get on CWTD first thing Tuesday morning!

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