Fake article sent to Tony, forwarded to John about closing Italian restaurant with big emphasis on new website

pizzapizzapizz | 33 points | Nov 20 2016 18:45:06

Fake article sent to Tony, forwarded to John about closing Italian restaurant with big emphasis on new website

https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/8740

I thought this sounded weird, but It's just an article about a closing restaurant, right? Except it only exists online in this e-mail and all the websites mentioned don't exist. Why is this restaurant owner writing an email to Tony disguised as an article that doesn't exist anywhere else and putting such an emphasis on a new website that doesn't exist? It's very suspicious.

Nowhere else on the internet did he ever try to promote this site where "Browsers may enjoy cooking tips, recipes, cooking demonstrations, cooking tours to Italy and more!"

Jnbntthrwy | 6 points | Nov 20 2016 19:18:09

I don't understand what you are implying here. Google results for a restaurant called Ristorante Luigino (which closed) and Chef Carmine Marzano (who now has a place in Alexandria it appears) were easily found. It sounds like Luigino closed and the chef was trying to parlay his stint into a new website that either didn't take off or is now defunct. This email was sent out by a PR team and a legit email-deployment service was used (some of the URLs are analytics-tracking URLs attributable to ConstantContact). I think this is benign.

pizzapizzapizz | 1 points | Nov 20 2016 19:53:24

Yes, it does exist. It had 3 reviews on Yelp. It seems they moved their business online and never promoted it publicly.. only disguised in an article to tony podesta.

Jnbntthrwy | 1 points | Nov 20 2016 20:39:14

I don't see anything disguised? Can you elaborate on what you think is disguised?

prayingThisIsFake | 3 points | Nov 20 2016 21:29:38

Website was archived before. https://web.archive.org/web/20090118054335/http://www.carminemarzano.com/

Probably taken down because it's old. The email was sent in 2008.

pizzapizzapizz | 2 points | Nov 20 2016 22:03:06

except nothing is there?

m0xite7 | 2 points | Nov 20 2016 18:59:06

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/auditorium

This is connected to that phone number.

pizzapizzapizz | 1 points | Nov 20 2016 19:07:58

Connected how?

m0xite7 | 1 points | Nov 20 2016 21:01:59

It was on a list of places on the page. One out of many, could be nothing. It's a children themed organization.

antisoros | 2 points | Nov 20 2016 19:15:43

No double layers in this email me thinks. Ristorante Luigino closed, and the podesta are genuine cuisine lovers too. http://www.osteriamarzano.com/our-story

pizzapizzapizz | 3 points | Nov 20 2016 19:52:11

This article only exists in this email. He never promoted this website anywhere else online. I'm aware the restaurant closed. It seems they moved their business online.