# Is this spam email written in code?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 6, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005 "2021-10-06T14:35:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005/1 "2021-10-06T14:35:41Z")

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Recently received an obvious spam email that containing gibberish that looks like code. It also contains an attachment ((sic)Get Free BTC AK543 .htm) that I will obviously not click on. Does anyone want a go at cracking the body of the email?

LIWRDJ CYLJFGJ YSTBDSA KTYVVEW XNZYY WKBFYV ALTFZF ESIAU  
PWXEHK TXIEOBV AXOIYD SDLIA GFFGDNZ CECNJN GTVQYYX  
VPCRG OXVZE QYLYQ WPEJUHV UZXLTX ROXBJL

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005/2 "2021-10-06T23:22:09Z")

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It appears to be the first verse or two of the Book of Genesis in Klingon.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-spam-email-written-in-code/952005/3 "2021-10-06T23:57:28Z")

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It’s just there in an attempt to confuse the Bayesian filters.