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CChard
05-29-2003, 08:01 PM
Hi,

I visited your web site "www.atlanticrail.com" which deals with fully operational virtual railway serving the North East Corridor between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia and the Florida High Speed Rail line. A lot of information is provided about the virtual railway. Your meticulous approach in developing this site giving emphasis to each and every detail is impressive. The links have been arranged in a pleasant format and it helps to view other pages of your site with ease. I appreciate that your efforts have resulted in such a comprehensive site.

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That first paragraph hit my website's content right on the nose. Then I noticed how close it sounded to what I have written on my website. Its not a perfect match, almost like someone took the time to read my page and make edits.

Really Strange...

webwormx
05-29-2003, 09:21 PM
I got an e-mail almost exactly like that for a site I made when I was 11, I didn't even know it still existed.

I was so flattered but then I realised that it was just spam. These people are getting clever.

I replied saying "You've got some weird ideas about which sites are any good, half the links on that one don't work."

bear
05-30-2003, 06:37 AM
I've seen these. Sounds so close to the one I got that it may be automated. Pretty damn clever if so...still trashed it...but clever nonetheless.