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Does anyone know if the "Firefox and You" email asking for donations is real or bogus? All the links on the email lead to what seems to be the exact same URL which makes me REALLY suspicious.

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I received this today on my email:

"Hi there,

As 2011 comes to a close, we at Mozilla want to say thank you to all of our Firefox users, supporters and community members. Quite simply, we do what we do because of you.

Mozilla is the force behind Firefox, but we're also a whole lot more than that. And the more people I talk to, the clearer it becomes that not everyone knows what Mozilla is and how we're different. So today, I wanted to make sure you understand it because you're such an important part of our story.

Mozilla is a global non-profit fighting to keep the Internet safe, accessible and awesome. Our goal is to put the power of the Web in people's hands and to innovate for users everywhere. That means a better experience for you and a brighter future for the Web.

So what does that look like? We put together a short video that tells the story of what is possible when a small group of people – a community of idealists, innovators and collaborators – comes together to create, shape and build the future of the Web. Please take a moment to watch the video. If you like it, share it far and wide and consider making a tax-deductible gift to help support the work that we're doing together."

Does anyone know if it's B.S. or legit? I'm suspecting bogus

I received this today on my email: "Hi there, As 2011 comes to a close, we at Mozilla want to say thank you to all of our Firefox users, supporters and community members. Quite simply, we do what we do because of you. Mozilla is the force behind Firefox, but we're also a whole lot more than that. And the more people I talk to, the clearer it becomes that not everyone knows what Mozilla is and how we're different. So today, I wanted to make sure you understand it because you're such an important part of our story. Mozilla is a global non-profit fighting to keep the Internet safe, accessible and awesome. Our goal is to put the power of the Web in people's hands and to innovate for users everywhere. That means a better experience for you and a brighter future for the Web. So what does that look like? We put together a short video that tells the story of what is possible when a small group of people – a community of idealists, innovators and collaborators – comes together to create, shape and build the future of the Web. Please take a moment to watch the video. If you like it, share it far and wide and consider making a tax-deductible gift to help support the work that we're doing together." Does anyone know if it's B.S. or legit? I'm suspecting bogus

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This one below is real.

https://awesomeness.mozilla.org/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DUQpglLjHJlTQTtQyTQ7yhQDvQ8NzcSQGQ2Qy5mVXMtX%3DUQpglLjHJlTQTtQyTQ7yhQCgQ8NzcSQzgQaQds8&_ei_=.

You subscribed to email newsletter at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/newsletter/

At bottom of that awesomeness link I gave shows it is a Mozilla newsletter and that you can unsubscribe if you like.

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The one I received have this as the sender:

Mark Surman, Mozilla.org (mozilla@awesomeness.mozilla.org)