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Subject: [Healeys] I hope this message finds you well
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Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 06:30:48 -0500
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=0A=20Three=20things=20are=20--=20to=20me,=20at=20least=20--=20dead=20giveaways=20=
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First,=20that=20opening=20line=20--=20"I=20hope=20this=20message=20finds=20you=20=
well"=20How=20many=20American=20speakers=20do=20YOU=20know=20who=20ever=20begin=20=
an=20email=20with=20that=20salutation?=0A=0ASecond,=20he=20says=20he's=20from=20=
Calif.=20NOBODY=20is=20from=20"Calif"=20--=20anyone=20living=20here=20would=20te=
ll=20you=20immediately=20whether=20they=20were=20from=20SoCal=20or=20NorCal.=20=0A=
=0AThird,=20he=20refers=20to=20the=20"British=20Car=20Club"=20--=20I=20don't=20k=
now=20of=20any=20such=20club...=20Maybe=20there=20is=20a=20"Santa=20Cruz=20BCC"=20=
(At=20least=20there=20used=20to=20be=20one)=20and=20there=20are=20some=20British=
=20Car=20lists,=20but=20the=20only=20"Clubs"=20I=20know=20about=20are=20marque=20=
clubs=20--=20If=20this=20guy=20was=20legit,=20I'd=20expect=20him=20to=20say=20he=
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e=20is=20phishing=20for=20some=20real=20connection=20to=20scam.=20(though=20ther=
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Wing,=20Hyman,=20Palm=20Beach,=20etc).=0A=0AI'd=20dump=20it=20into=20the=20scam=20=
trash.=20=0A=0A=20=0A=0AGary=20Anderson=0AEditor-at-Large,=20Austin-Healey=20Mag=
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<font=20color=3D'black'=20size=3D'2'=20face=3D'Arial,=20Helvetica,=20sans-serif'=
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