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Re:Hello, this is an extortion email by blauwbilgorgel on Thursday August 14, 2014 @02:57PM (#8179173)
I don't know if you are in on the joke, but this is how XRumer actually works. It has bots or other users provide links to their auto-posted questions, in an effort to avoid detection.
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Re:Hello, this is an extortion email by PaulHoule on Thursday August 14, 2014 @05:18PM (#8179916)
The best case (for them) is when they fool an actual user to look up the product and add the link.
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