# Funny 'From' names you get in spam e-mails.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 2, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-from-names-you-get-in-spam-e-mails/394270 "2007-03-02T04:44:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-from-names-you-get-in-spam-e-mails/394270/1 "2007-03-02T04:44:27Z")

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Hey all,  
I got this e-mail today which got me thinking. It was a typical penis enlargement e-mail, but I think it had a very apropo sender name.

That name was: Fanny Schaefer.

Maybe that’s only funny to me… In any case, have you ever gotten a spam e-mail from a matching personal name?  
Cheers,  
John

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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-from-names-you-get-in-spam-e-mails/394270/2 "2007-03-02T05:18:22Z")

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I think I’ve posted this about 59 times (every time this thread comes up,) but I’m deluged with bullshit emails and a lot of them have hilarious names. My all-time favorite, though, is subject line “Fuk on farm : )” from Angus Abdul. I just get the image of a kilted, turbaned Arab Scotsman leering as he opens the barn door.