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Old 06-14-2006, 11:05 AM   #1
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Bizarre Spam Subject Lines

Over the course of the last year, new efforts on the part of evil scum sucking spammers to circumvent spam filters have resulted in subject line and initial message body content that can be rather amusing. Apparently, there is some sort of random word generation going on in the programs that create these monstrosities.

In particular, the subject lines have gotten increasingly humorous. Here's some I've gotten. Share some of yours, too. We can't stop spam, so we might as well get a laugh out of it.

"Tawdry Overhead Projector"
"Refinnance Your Loan, Yellow Dog"
"FW: Englisch"
"unemployment twinge"
"night school clemency"
"morom"
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Old 06-14-2006, 11:16 AM   #2
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Mobos Displays
cruise control
tryout severely
ensure ROTC
flabby
unnecessary sure
vol. radar
turntable cheek
deprivation prod
sailboard
bodily lob
disloyalty aesthetically
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Old 06-14-2006, 11:19 AM   #3
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Spam subject lines directly copied out of my Procmail log:

Subject: RE[5]: Some kind of a comedian, are we?
Subject: Your cash, nose-belled
Subject: Advance in LIFE with a college d1ploma Bishop
Subject: hassle felon
Subject: goodbut word. England
Subject: This is most modern and safe way not to cover with shame
Subject: CHRISTOPHER profiled RONALD in COREY
Subject: of her tree HERMAN examined her news
Subject: Fwd: Inhale ultimate happiness

I might have to look into that last one.
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Old 06-14-2006, 01:31 PM   #4
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Some of the sender names are pretty good too, ranging from the innocuous "Sharon Flowers" to the mysterious "Snotting B. China".

Would you trust weight loss advice from "Insect E. Roqueforte?"
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Old 06-14-2006, 01:51 PM   #5
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and my favorite - this one just got dumped into my trash folder. (This is one of the longest subject lines I've gotten)

composure superficial whine stipend hyacinth injun councilman megaword napoleon willie cobble collagen horntail arousal discussion placate nomogram capacitor metalwork topology adhesion lexical shrank
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Old 06-14-2006, 03:11 PM   #6
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Stay in your PJ's while you WIN
BringOn THe Bling
Get AAmericanExpress GiftCardOnUs!<insert my infant's name here>
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Old 06-14-2006, 03:30 PM   #7
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My favorite is the one I got from Ravindranath Morales
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Old 06-14-2006, 03:57 PM   #8
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Since I started using Spampal, I only get a couple a week.
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Old 06-14-2006, 04:03 PM   #9
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I'm using the spamcatcher that's native to Thunderbird, which seems to work quite nicely. I actually had to go into my junk box to find any.
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Old 06-14-2006, 05:24 PM   #10
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Senders of spam I have received recently include:
Inebriation O. Candice
Tallyho U. Prune
Promenading P. Figurehead
Purveyors I. Meditates
Tushing L. Dimension
Umberto Reasons
and Tiffany Lay
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Old 06-14-2006, 09:55 PM   #11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Since I started using Spampal, I only get a couple a week.
I use PopFile, which does pretty much the same thing. I wouldn't see my spam until I delete it except for the fact that I have to use a damn webmail interface to read my mail at work, and it doesn't have a spam filter.

I also have to regularly go douche my domain mail spam folders, in which SpamAsassin catches the bulk of things that come to me, so I still see lots of subject/sender lines in the process of teaching it what *not* to eat.
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Old 06-19-2006, 09:02 AM   #12
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I don't get spam at work, but will check my junkmail on hotmail on occasion to find such treats as:

LetsGetTogetherForSomeGoodSexx
IncreasingYourErectionStrength
and the intriguing - GetMassiveErections, HugeQuantitesOfSemen
(although whether that is aimed at men or women I'm not sure...?)
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Old 06-19-2006, 12:32 PM   #13
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Got this one yesterday:

Manually Tangy

Hmmmmmmmm

It might replace my current tag line
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Old 06-19-2006, 09:44 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
I don't get spam at work, but will check my junkmail on hotmail on occasion to find such treats as:

LetsGetTogetherForSomeGoodSexx
IncreasingYourErectionStrength
and the intriguing - GetMassiveErections, HugeQuantitesOfSemen
(although whether that is aimed at men or women I'm not sure...?)
I'm relieved to know you finally got my messages.
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Old 06-20-2006, 05:41 PM   #15
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