More Junk Email

One of the funniest ads recently received is for a post-and-bid job board. "Freelance writing for you and your bussiness" it screams in text that is all linked to the website. Toward the end of the message, the owner reassures with this seal:

The Writer's Edge inbox is flooded with PR about books that have won a certain little award this year. I think I've finally traced the source of the spam deluge to a particular marketer. He gives away the source by quoting himself or using the same self-promotional lines in each message (also the same format, addressing me as "Georganna Hancock, Blogger Writer's Edge".) I'm certain I didn't sign up for this mailing. Unfortunately, the return address on each message is different, and I can't find even a disguised original source. And there's no "opt out" link. Should I name names?

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