If you first heard about your alma mater through spam, you may be dealing with a diploma mill

I got the following piece of spam a few days ago. It was immediately notable because it appeared to have been sent from and to my email address. It always seems to me that spammers put more thought into the spoofing than they do into the actual pitch:

Why go to Princeton? Beat the system.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 5:36 AM
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