Authenticate all you want, but pointing to a Wikipedia article does not authentication make

From: "Alice Walton" <joy.ege@manginasal.com>
To: Recipients <joy.ege@manginasal.com>
Subject: YOUR GIFT
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 23:03:10 +0100
> I, Alice Walton authenticate this email, you can read about me on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walton ,
I write to you because I intend to give to you a portion of my Net-worth which I have been banking. I want to cede it out as gift, hoping it would be of help to you and others too. Respond to this email: info4walmart11@gmail.com
With joy,…> Alice Walton

Methinks someone has been watching “Mr. Robot” a bit too closely [1]. Just like I'm sure that Alice Walton [2] didn't really send me that email.

[1] http://thewikipedian.net/2015/08/26/mr-robots-wikipedia-hoax-right-wrong-and-definitely-interesting/

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walton

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