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AOL Names Top Spam Subjects For 2005

JamesAlfaro writes "Donald Trump and "penis patch" were the most popular subject lines used by spammers this year, as the fraudsters grew more sophisticated in trying to trick consumers, America Online said Wednesday in its third annual Top 10 Spam List. Six out of the 10 top subject lines this year fell into what experts call "special-order spam," which pretend to be from a friend, or part of a legitimate, customer-driven transaction."

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  1. Donald Trump and "penis patch" by Garg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like the title of a children's book from Hell.

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    1. Re:Donald Trump and "penis patch" by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 3, Funny

      I just thought it sounded redundant.

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  2. Spelling by Tri0de · · Score: 4, Funny

    What I STILL cannot figure out is WHY some jerk off thinks I would refinance my mortgage with, or trust the health and safety of Mr. Happy to, someone who cannot even fucking *SPELL*!!

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    1. Re:Spelling by SmittyTheBold · · Score: 3, Funny

      ...said Tri0de.

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  3. AOL by suso · · Score: 3, Funny

    At first I thought you meant AOL tops the list of spam subjects.

    Me too!

  4. Most Effective Subject Line by DiGG3r · · Score: 2, Funny

    Click here for Boobies!

  5. I'm just upset because by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    Paris Hilton never writes me any more :(

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  6. Donald Trumps Penis Patch? by colonslashslash · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Donald Trump and "penis patch" were the most popular subject lines used by spammers this year, as the fraudsters grew more sophisticated in trying to trick consumers"

    Oh yeah, they are getting really sophisticated in their trickery. Who wouldn't open an email with the subject line of "Donald Trump's Penis Patch"?

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  7. Penis Patches.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Penis Patches are of course for Penis Pirates (to go with the little penis parrots)

    Yaaaaaaaaaaargggggh! Avast! I see booty

    (etc etc etc)

  8. And coming to an email client near you in 2006... by Billosaur · · Score: 2, Funny
    • I have this great Sony DRM removal tool
    • Martha Stewart wants to have your child
    • Your dry-cleaning is ready
    • Stock Tip: Microsoft (MSFT)
    • Get 1,000,000 hours of free AOL
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  9. "Sophisticated", eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, with subjects like "Donald Trump", "penis patch" and "Thank you Your $199 Rolex Special Included", it's obvious those fraudsters are getting more and more sophisticated with their spam.

  10. Re:Maybe the two are linked? by ShibaInu · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think "firing his apprentice" is Donald's term for working his penis patch.

  11. Penis patch? by EnsilZah · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, i for one am happy to see the makers of penis are fast to respond to the latest penis exploits.

  12. Re:Paypal pfishing by greysky · · Score: 4, Funny

    I haven't seen any of these. But I have had to re-enter all my financial info into paypal about a hundred times this year.

  13. Re:FYI by Slashcrap · · Score: 2, Funny

    - Double Standards New Product - Penis Patch Body Wrap
    - Lose 6-20 inches in one hour

    Someone has to try using both of these products at the same time. Let them fight it out and see which one is most effective. We could place bets on whether it ends up longer or shorter.

  14. The Essential Spam Quote of the Day by Toxicgonzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penisses, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.

    http://bash.org/?203815

  15. Re:Spam is interesting by jbrader · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thay're actually pretty heavy duty (I'm not going to discuss how I know). You'd have to be engaged in some pretty vigorous activity to damage one.

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  16. I always keep my penis up-to-date by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Always update your penis regularly with the latest patches. It is effective security against viruses and bugs. Just don't use Microsoft patches, as they cause shrinkage and floppiness.

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  17. Re:Spam is interesting by Burning1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Parent is absolutly right. These toys are often quite large and sturdy. Having some knowledge of them I can say with confidence: here in the USA, glass dildo breaks YOU.