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The following email is bunk.

From: Standard Bank
Date: November 1, 2005 12:58:01 GMT+02:00
To: roger_@_futurechurch.co.za
Subject: Standard_Bank E-mail Security - roger_@_futurechurch.co.za

     Dear Standard-Bank Member,

    This email was sent by the Standard_Bank server to verify your e-mail address. You must complete this process by clicking on the link below and entering in the small window your Standard_Bank account information. This is done for your protection - because some of our members no longer have access to their e_mail addresses and we must verify it.     To verify your email address, click on the link below:

    http://www.standardbank.co.za/AlEYbpwXOJ8MUeonVKypNDQS0STNWTg3YRJYn1y9wQMdn89whpix6zn2m3554

It's part of a phishing scheme where really nasty people who should have lots of hot pokers shoved up their nether regions decide to try and get credit card details from really trusting people who should know better. Note - even though the url here says it's the Standard Bank website when you click on it you'll end up at some weird Italian website which cunningly *looks* like the Std Bank site. Don't do it, Boris! Nooooo!

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