A Week of Spam

 

For the first seven days in June 2006, I’ve taken all of the spam that I’ve received and put it in different categories. What I receive may or may not be typical of what is going round the Internet and ending in Inboxes all over the world, but we are certainly able to make some interesting observations.


In that time I actually received 7,366 messages or just over a 1,000 a day. The chart shows how the spam is split into various categories, such as prescription drugs, casino enticements, pornography, fake luxury goods, cheap software and pump and dump scams.

A note is now available for downloading and distribution which gives a full analysis.

A Week of Spam
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