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AOL Names Top Spam Subjects For 2005

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the glad-i-don't-pay-for-smtp-by-the-byte dept.

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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    Garg
    Alumnus, Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
  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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    "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts."
  3. I'm just upset because by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    Paris Hilton never writes me any more :(

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  4. 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)

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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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    You are so boring that when I see you my feet go to sleep.
  10. 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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    ... and then they built the supercollider.
  11. 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.