An individual identifying himself as a 'National Grid' hiring manager is/has been attempting to obtain personal information from job-seekers. His email header information contains this IP address, which I traceroute to Durham, NC. His email address has the domain 'nationalgrid.com'. The actual domain for national grid is 'nationalgridus.com'. He ran an ad on Monster.com, ostensibly trying to hire an engineer in Providence, RI. That's how he got my email address. It took a very long time - almost as long as it took to get someone at IBM - to get someone on the phone at National Grid to explain this to them.
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