Man, am I EVER getting spam today -- way more than usual. Although I did find a piece of entertaining "WTF??" in the pile. It's supposedly from someone named "Trudie Honeychurch rosa" [sic], and the subject line reads:

"Fw: Fw levels red threats round 2 library wife: STILL ALIVE KIDNAPPED- HONEYCHURCH ROSA, TRUDI- I'M BEING FORCED FED TO HEAR ( Read more... )

Had a really brilliant spam subject header show up today:

"Give him your wife is angry with you seen this chemist"

Usually I can figure them out . . . but that one is pretty opaque.  The mention of one's wife and pharmacist implies Viagra spam, but it's difficult to be sure.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.  :D

Got this piece of junk mail from Amazon today -- it's worth passing on for the complete bwuh?-ness of the supposedly connected subject matter/crossover interest.

( Because nothing says 'I love you' like Medieval martial arts )

Oh, dear -- came back from a long day at the store with no email (this is the second time the wireless at the mall has cut out completely c. 2pm on a Saturday and stayed off through Sunday; I sense a pattern emerging), and found this in the Inbox. I laughed so long and so hard, LSR came over to see what was wrong.

I'm still not sure what a "male ( Read more... )

Man, scientific product spam always cracks me up -- it sounds just like "regular" spam, only for stranger products.  This one (which showed up in my professional Inbox this morning) is a nice example.  I particularly like the way they called me "Dr."  Guess they figured they'd try for flattery, rather than accuracy . . . XD

Dear Dr. ******,

Sure, you ( Read more... )

Check out this fabulous business opportunity that just appeared in my Inbox. Entirely unedited for your spam-o-riffic delight.

From: Dr Moore Saint,
INTEGRITY SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY, LONDON

SIR

RE: TRANSFER OF OVER US$12.8M FOR INVESTMENT.

Compliment of the season.

I am writing to you with confidence that you are capable and reliable
to assist ( Read more... )