Elliott C. Back: Internet & Technology

The weirdest email I’ve ever gotten

Posted in Humour, Spam by Elliott Back on December 10th, 2005.

This is one of the strangest emails I’ve gotten (formatting adjusted for editorial quality):

hi there,

just hit your great site while searching GLAT. i have been in software development(learnt on-job but my degree is in telecom eng) for 12 years. yet when i look at current young bloods like you, i just feel ashamed about my inability to excel. specially when I lost my dad recently, am just cluless. i can’t think.. i can’t comprehend what i read+++++++++ just felt like i gave up in my life to excel!

now, with some renewed spirit i challenged myself to get a job at Google. started researching on the net on the same. found some great websites including yours. just felt am just not worth a penny. am just disgusted with my life about not being able to learn much past 12 years.

regardless of the age, i honestly respect the true talents like you. i feel satisfaction in serving the true talents with whatever service they need(doing your laundry! ….). am not kidding. when i lack some talent, i somehowfeel great deal of respect to other who has it…

anyway.. it’s 2 am here.. time to go to bed. just felt good about what you already achieved @ such an young age..

good luck
Raj

I am not sure if this is serious, spam, or what, but it’s quite interesting.

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8 Responses to “The weirdest email I’ve ever gotten”

  1. Jesse says:

    Just weird

  2. Notice that the only thing in capital letters is GLAT and a caped Google?

  3. Andrew Back says:

    Interesting. They threw out the hook, being a “down-and-out” programmer. Pity-party? Established. I was waiting for the scam, but it never came. Tear.

  4. Ruth says:

    I thought you got this email long time ago. Didn’t you?

  5. Leah says:

    That’s a crazy e-mail. God, I love Jay Chou. I almost started up a blog with the same template as you, haha. That e-mail is a bit strange, but I’d be flattered if I were you. Anywhos, take care.

    Sincerely,

    Leah

  6. Elliott Back says:

    No links, nothing. It’s kinda touching if it’s real, but still creeps me out, totally.

  7. That IS odd. No links or anything in it?

  8. Well at least he didn’t try to get your credit card / bank number so he could transfer you some funds for accomplishing so much.

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