Strangers have been sending me e-mails that have this at the bottom…
This e-mail message may contain confidential or legally privileged information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is prohibited. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with us by e-mail is deemed to have accepted these risks. Company Name is not responsible for errors or omissions in this message and denies any responsibility for any damage arising from the use of e-mail. Any opinion and other statement contained in this message and any attachment are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company.
…and they almost always have the words I highlighted — Company Name — in them, meaning the sender didn't even bother to fill that in. Seems to me it would be more honest if it just said…
No matter what we do in this e-mail, whether it's illegal, inaccurate or just plain stupid, we are not responsible and if anyone is, you are, even if you didn't ask us to send this to you.