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Date sent: Fri, 4 Oct 2019
From: Fake Name <fakename@domain.net>
Subject: Question - application for a Professor position
From: Firstname Lastname [phisher@fakemail.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Subject: [WARNING : MESSAGE ENCRYPTED]username : [old password]
Password- [numeric code]
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