[andrewfromx]

re: "were obviously from a real person" i question how you can know that these days!

I always assume if it invokes that human emotion of "oh, help this poor guy out and reply" it's a trap!

[slater]

For sure, but what i mean is, e-mails from e.g. [e-mail], with e-mail sig of James Whatever, Senior Analyst, Big Bank Corp, etc. and the usual boatload of (allegedly not-legally-binding) legal disclaimers etc.

[andrewfromx]

exactly what I would create if I was trying to get people to reply to verify their email is a real address.