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Mahon: An automatic response for a Monday morning

On a recent Monday morning, Paul Mahon found 800 new emails on his personal laptop and a credit‑card entry for a robot litter device costing about a thousand dollars American.
Mahon's records suggest his email and card details were likely leaked and sold by data brokers or unknown sellers, fueling messages from real companies, online marketers, spoofing operations, and hackers.
Phone contact showed a customer‑service representative confirmed the device was destined for a Montreal delivery address, and explained fraud involves stolen goods being resold or returned for credit.
Mahon received an automated thank‑you text after the call, and his credit‑card company reversed the fraud charge within an hour, mailing a new card while the bank response may have been automated.
Despite resetting his computer, promotional emails kept arriving and browser videos showed how the author's cat uses the opulent automated cat litter device, signaling ongoing targeted ads.

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