"Penis Patch," "Donald Trump Wants You": Top Spam of 2005
BEST OF 2005 LISTS
COMMENTARY
No best-of grouping is complete without a prurient spam mention. Oh, and unlike AP, Reuters, and the rest, I have included a primary source.
NEWSLINES
Here's the list:
1) Donald Trump Wants You - Please Respond (popular recognition)
2) Double Standards New Product - Penis Patch (sexually oriented spam)
3) Body Wrap: Lose 6-20 inches in one hour (body improvement products)
4) Get an Apple iPod Nano, PS3 or Xbox 360 for Free (technology offers)
5) It's Lisa, I must have sent you to the wrong site ("personalized" correspondence)
6) Breaking Stock News** Small Cap Issue Poised to Triple (stock scams)
7) Thank you for your business. Shipment notification [77FD87] (bogus transactional spam)
8) [IMPORTANT] Your Mortgage Application is Ready (mortgage-related scams)
9) Thank you: Your $199 Rolex Special Included (high-end "deals")
10) Online Prescriptions Made Easy (pharmaceutical)
NEWSBYTES
Hey, 'Donald Trump Wants You'!! (... & Other Lies Told by Spammers in 2005)
According to AOL's 3rd Annual Top Ten Spam List - Spammers Are Getting More Sophisticated, Devious and Dangerous
SOS - or 'Special Order Spam' - Tops 2005 List
DULLES, VA - December 28, 2005 -(AOL Press Release) Does Donald Trump really want you? Will the Penis Patch improve your sex life? Is your mortgage application ready? Can you lose 6-20 inches in one hour with a body wrap? Did Lisa send you to the wrong site?
The answer to each of these questions is almost certainly no. But they are examples of increasingly sophisticated methods spammers are using to prey on email users this year, according to AOL's third annual Top 10 Spam List. Read full story.
Trump, "Penis Patch" in list of top 2005 junk mail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ads mentioning real estate tycoon Donald Trump and those hawking "Penis Patch" body enhancements were among the top 10 junk e-mails in 2005, according to America Online. Read full story.
TENSION: I got to type "penis"
GRAVITY: Spam
Tags: Computers and Internet, technology, America Online, AOL, New Media, online, spam, 2005
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COMMENTARYNo best-of grouping is complete without a prurient spam mention. Oh, and unlike AP, Reuters, and the rest, I have included a primary source.
NEWSLINES
Here's the list:
1) Donald Trump Wants You - Please Respond (popular recognition)
2) Double Standards New Product - Penis Patch (sexually oriented spam)
3) Body Wrap: Lose 6-20 inches in one hour (body improvement products)
4) Get an Apple iPod Nano, PS3 or Xbox 360 for Free (technology offers)
5) It's Lisa, I must have sent you to the wrong site ("personalized" correspondence)
6) Breaking Stock News** Small Cap Issue Poised to Triple (stock scams)
7) Thank you for your business. Shipment notification [77FD87] (bogus transactional spam)
8) [IMPORTANT] Your Mortgage Application is Ready (mortgage-related scams)
9) Thank you: Your $199 Rolex Special Included (high-end "deals")
10) Online Prescriptions Made Easy (pharmaceutical)
NEWSBYTES
Hey, 'Donald Trump Wants You'!! (... & Other Lies Told by Spammers in 2005)
According to AOL's 3rd Annual Top Ten Spam List - Spammers Are Getting More Sophisticated, Devious and Dangerous
SOS - or 'Special Order Spam' - Tops 2005 List
DULLES, VA - December 28, 2005 -(AOL Press Release) Does Donald Trump really want you? Will the Penis Patch improve your sex life? Is your mortgage application ready? Can you lose 6-20 inches in one hour with a body wrap? Did Lisa send you to the wrong site?
The answer to each of these questions is almost certainly no. But they are examples of increasingly sophisticated methods spammers are using to prey on email users this year, according to AOL's third annual Top 10 Spam List. Read full story.
Trump, "Penis Patch" in list of top 2005 junk mail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ads mentioning real estate tycoon Donald Trump and those hawking "Penis Patch" body enhancements were among the top 10 junk e-mails in 2005, according to America Online. Read full story.
TENSION: I got to type "penis"
GRAVITY: Spam
Tags: Computers and Internet, technology, America Online, AOL, New Media, online, spam, 2005
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life
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