It landed in my email inbox two days ago, the one I use for website accounts and newsletters, especially to catch the spammy messages, and I barely even looked at it. Another scam, probably, I thought.

I could get $25 off my monthly bill for FIOS home internet for a full year, and this deal wasn’t just for new subscribers or a lure to get me to subscribe to a more expensive package? I almost X’ed off the email right then and there.

Good thing I didn’t, because it’s real.

This Verizon Offer Is actually legit.

Like any good internet skeptic, I checked out the sender’s address. Expecting a garbled mess, like most scammers use, or a spoof aimed to trick those in a rush (like customerservice@veriizon.com or something), I instead saw no-reply@customer.verizon.com.

That’s a legit domain. And

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