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chain letters
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chain letters
at height in 1930s, craze crippled postal service. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 97–104]
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Worst of all, when they get off on an elaborate version of the chain letter.
Peter Cook: reflections on Spanish lunches, Heidegger, and the gap ... by Cook, Peter / The Architectural Review
And some guys at the end of the chain letter can't do it.
Following the money: if access to public markets is tricky, private ... by Rothfeder, Jeffrey / Chief Executive (U.S.)
The hoax is essentially a variant on the chain letter, one of the original abuses of e-mail The harm in hoaxes and chain letters is nominally that they take up storage space and waste users' time, but the more serious damage is that they erode the vigilance and good practices of those who receive them.
A web of fraud: viruses and worms were just the start. Make way for ... by Warger, Tom / University Business
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