to question this on the firm's fb page?

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I've just been sent an email from a company offering to improve my editing and proofing skills.

It starts off by saying "Thank you for attending one of my previous writing courses. It was a pleasure meeting you on the day."

But I've never been on one of their courses or indeed any writing courses. However I do know not to start marketing emails by making the potential customer think you're an idiot.

Just ignore.

Only emails I get are from Nigerian men who claim to have millions in the bank waiting for me

I'd assume they emailed you by mistake, perhaps the message was meant for someone with a similar email address.

Or someone doing the email equivalent of giving a fake phone number

It's called junk mail/spam. Is this the first one you've ever received?

It's not a spam. It's a work thing.

The Nigerians don't tend to get through to me.

It might be a work thing, but it still sounds like spam.

Just a mass generalised email.

Yes I understand it's a mail sent to a list. I do realise that.

But starting it off by saying she's met people when plainly she hasn't and the fact it's a course on proofreading and editing just seems a teeny bit ironic.

Obviously just me then.

Yep it's ironic and quite funny but I think you've given it too much head space already.

hahaha - i went on an Electronic Document Specialist course once - the certificates arrived, with names with wrong spellings, they posted the certificate with glass fronted frames in standard envelopes (no padding/protection) it was a shambles

They got one name so badly wrong She ended up with a mans name....

Probably Worra. Probably.

That's the kind of thing Scarlet. :)