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Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, a research wing of multinational food giant General Mills, is sending bulk email to an email address that was closed in 2007. Bell Institute has not emailed this email address since it was re-enabled after its timeout period in 2010. Either Bell Institute is emailing a list that has been allowed to lie fallow for years, has failed to process bounces, or is using a purchased list. The ESP is SilverPop.

This issue was marked “resolved”, but the spam started up again at the end of November 2011.

Sending IP: 208.85.54.45

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From: General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition <no-reply@bellinstitute.com>
To: <spamtrap>
Subject: November is National Caregiver Month
Reply-To: no-reply@bellinstitute.com

Health and Nutrition News – National Caregiver Month

Dear Health Professional,

Among the many months that create awareness around food and nutrition, November – National Caregiver Month – may not be top of mind for most. But it is of particular significance. After all, November solidifies the beginning of the holiday season and most can agree that holidays are best spent with good food surrounded by family.

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