I am getting some weird CC'ed emails

[DeeBye]

The first one showed up about three weeks ago. At first I figured it was some sort of spam attempt so I moved it to my trash folder in gmail.

From: Aye Aye Win <ayeayewin@mizzima.com>
Reply-To: Aye Aye Win <ayeayewin@mizzima.com>
To: mizzimacm@mizzima.com
Cc: deebye@gmail.com, deebye@mizzima.com, editor@mizzima.com, ayeayewin@mizzima.com
Date: May 25, 2006 4:27 AM
Subject: List to pay

Dear Ah Hawng,

Please give article fees to the following lists:

(1) Dr. Lwin Swe 500 Bth
(2) Than Dai Phe 700 Bth
(3) Soe Yan Naing 500 Bth ( He is from MNG)

I will send you money back...I don't know how to do these days no one go to Thailand from India. But try to adjust and give them as soon as possible. Please let me know you after you paid.

Take care...

Aye Aye Win

I got another one a few days later.

From: Thang Tuang <thangtuang@gmail.com>
To: editor@mizzima.com
Date: May 25, 2006 10:30 AM
Subject: Mizzima Income & Expenditure for the year 2005

It can be edit and changeable. If there is any wrong culculation and mistake, I am happy to correct it.

Attatched were two .doc files.



My gmail address doesn't even appear as a CC, so I have no idea why I got this unless whoever is using "editor@mizzima.com" is redirecting mail to me.

I just got this beauty today.

From: thangtuang@gmail.com <thangtuang@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thangtuang@gmail.com
To: thangtuang@gmail.com
Cc: deebye@gmail.com
Date: Jun 7, 2006 9:55 AM
Subject: I got it!

I got how to configure gmail pop access.


What a happy I am! Nobody knows....but....its enough that I got it.

"Nobody knows"? :shuriken:

By the way, Mizzima.com is a website that is "Specialising in Burma-related news and issues".


On one hand I want to email mizzima.com and let them know that I am not, in fact, the editor -- but on the other hand I want to continue receiving these crazy emails.

I replied with this.

From: DeeBye <deebye@gmail.com>
To: thangtuang@gmail.com
Date: Jun 8, 2006 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: I got it!

Congratulations! Hey, do you still hang out at that bar you were telling me about?

I hope I get an answer.

[DeeBye]

I hope I get an answer.

Thang Tuang just sent me an invitatation for Google Talk. Now what do I do?

http://www.google.com/talk/about.html

[yangman]

Claim that you are the king of Moose Jaw, and demand to know how he got ahold of your personal gmail address.

[Flymo]

My gmail address doesn't even appear as a CC, so I have no idea why I got this unless whoever is using "editor@mizzima.com" is redirecting mail to me.

You were probably bcc'd

[Maitre]

I just got this beauty today.
"Nobody knows"? :shuriken:

By the way, Mizzima.com is a website that is "Specialising in Burma-related news and issues".
On one hand I want to email mizzima.com and let them know that I am not, in fact, the editor -- but on the other hand I want to continue receiving these crazy emails.

I replied with this.
I hope I get an answer.

Ahh. So this is why our IT staff have become militant about using the statement about misdirected mail at the bottom of everyone's sugnature file. Makes me wonder sometimes about those unscrupled internet types who go about posting priveledged information for all to see...:P

But seriously, if you were not directed to notify the sender, or destroy the contents, you are under no legal responsibility to notify them to cease and desist, or even let them know they're wrong. On the other hand, if you initiate contact posing as someone else, then you may have the the Burmese authorities show up at your new house and clap you in irons for fraud

This e-mail transmission and any attachments that accompany it may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law and is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it was intended to be addressed. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, or you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use or retention of this communication or its substance is prohibited.

If you have received this communication in error, please immediately reply to the author via e-mail that you received this message by mistake and also permanently delete the original and all copies of this e-mail and any attachments from your computer. Exclaimer Version 4.22

[Rinnhart]

Watch out, Deebye, the Burmese popo IS COMIN' FO YOU.