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1•jemiluv8•1h ago
JUST GOT THIS RATHER STRANGE EMAIL APPARENTLY TRIGGERED VIA GITHUB?

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Comments

maroon_unperson•1h ago
Looks related to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45354413
mulka•1h ago
It is def a scam.
gnabgib•1h ago
> The best email address for anything like this is security@ycombinator.com

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45353095

"Discussion" (17 points, 4 hours ago, 17 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45352610

uberman•1h ago
Important: A refundable deposit is required for authorization. The full amount will be returned once verification is complete.

I'm surprised you would see this as anything but a scam.

k310•55m ago
Gross misspellings are either a really dumb human (nah) or a chatbot.

Same for mass emailings.

I missed the earlier post on this. Hard to keep up.

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