# oddest spam yet
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-spam-yet/201750
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 15, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-spam-yet/201750 "2003-09-15T17:25:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-spam-yet/201750/1 "2003-09-15T17:25:07Z")
Apologies if this has been noted before, but upon returning from a blissfully E-mail-free vacation, I found this message in my company mailbox. . .
> [@](#):
>
> Hello,
>
> I’m a time traveler stuck here in 2003.
> Upon arriving here my dimensional warp generator stopped working. I trusted a company here by the name of LLC Lasers to repair my Generation 3 52 4350A watch unit, and they fled on me.
> Since nobody in this timeline seems to be able to deliver what I need (safely here to me), I will have to build a simple time travel circuit to get where I need myself. While it might be hard to find parts in this time to build anything decent, I need easy to follow schematics from the future to build one which is safe and accurate that will not disrupt the time space continuum with both forward and backward capability accounting for temporal location settings (X, Y, Z, n), which can be built out of (readily available) parts here in 2003. Please email me any plans you have. I will pay good money for anything you send me I can use. Or if you have a dimensional warp generator available, and are 100% certain you have a (safe secure) means of delivering it to me please also reply with a secure way to contact you. Send a separate email to me at:
> webmaster@(deleted).net
> Do not reply back directly to this email as it will only be bounced back to you.
>
> Thank You
> Brian Appel
Yeah, those 4350A watch units are nothing but trouble. Unfortunately, all I’ve got laying around are plans for some sort of death ray, 1920’s vintage, I think. Perhaps someone else can help.
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### Author:  [@Umbriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbriel)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-spam-yet/201750/2 "2003-09-15T18:00:50Z")
It’s probably a copycat related to [this](http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60141,00.html).
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### Author:  [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-spam-yet/201750/3 "2003-09-15T18:05:48Z")
This was discussed before.I think since no one bothered to help that poor stranded chap with those 4350A watch units he is still stuck around here.Although it seems that someone did give him the rest of the stuff he needed.[Link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=201656&highlight=scam)
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-spam-yet/201750/4 "2003-09-15T19:40:16Z")
I think that’s pretty damn funny.