Internet: Bizarre fraud targets entries on Wikipedia

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Subject: Wikipedia Alerts: Notification

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Comment: the tailpiece is an attempt to avoid action by Wikipedia. Why fraudulent? Gumtree is not in any way associated with Vortex Centrum Limited, publisher of ChiefOfficers.Net. Gumtree is a genuine business and not associated with the fraud in any way other than being named in the spam.