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December 10, 2005

5 seconds of fame

I was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story:

Spammers also scour lists of email addresses for names that sound native to certain countries, analysts say. Kasia Trapszo, a programmer in New Britain, Conn., says she believes the 20 to 30 Russian spam messages she receives each week are due to her Polish last name, which "sounds Russian."