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Email legal notices gone wild

20 Oct 2005

I received an email through a mailing list that I’m on from an employee of a financial brokerage. Like many messages that pass through a company email server, this one had a legal notice tacked onto the bottom of it. This one was more than the standard “if this message wasn’t meant for you, please don’t read it” tag. This one was a whopping 2235 characters long:

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Notice Regarding Entry of Orders, Instructions and Confirmation of trades:

Electronic mail sent through the Internet is not secure and could be intercepted by a third party. Please do not transmit orders, instructions or identifying information regarding your Bear Stearns account(s) by email. Action oriented messages, transaction orders, fund transfer instructions or check stop payments should not be transmitted by E-mail to Bear Stearns employees. Bear Stearns can not be held responsible for carrying out such orders and/or instructions. Your Bear Stearns confirmation and monthly account statement are the official records of the firm and should be the documents that you conclusively rely upon.

Notice regarding Transmission of Research reports, Newswires, Publications, and Financial Data prepared by Outside Sources:

While the information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, its accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Bear Stearns has not independently verified the facts, assumptions, and estimates contained in this report. Accordingly, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on the fairness, accuracy, or completeness of the information and opinions contained in this report. Consequently, Bear Stearns assumes no liability for the accompanying information, which is being provided to you solely for evaluation and general information.

Bear Stearns does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. In order for Bear Stearns to comply with Internal Revenue Service Circular 230 (if applicable), you are notified that any discussion of U.S. federal tax issues contained or referred to herein is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of: (A) avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code; nor (B) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.

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