patgund | The Spam Report

Current count is at 300. That's mostly because I went though my email and took out a batch that escaped my and my ISP's spam filters.

Is it my imagination, or is it getting worse?

Only 52 alternate language ones this time, making it the first time they haven't been more than 50% of the spam. However, the Viagra ads more than picked up the slack (so to speak), with 105 of them.

105 Viagra or "Natural Male Enhancement" spams (Gak ! A flood of various "pick me ups". Like I have any use for them?)
52 Korean, Russian, German, or Swedish spams (none of which I speak)
33 Mortgage spams (none of which I have)
33 Job or Career spams (All of which seem questionable)
15 Get rich quick scams (all of which don't work)
15 Insurance spams (have what I need)
13 Home remodeling spams (I rent)
10 Health care products, (8 of which were "breast enhancement cream" ads)
3 Ink cartridge spams
4 Matchmaking spams
3 Refinance spams
6 Adult spams
2 "Hot Horny Housewives" spams (nice to know they haven't forgotten me.)
2 MS Security Patch spams/viruses
2 Nigerian spams
2 Religious spams (This is a new one. Conversion via spam?)