Spam-alot

Do you get those silly pseudo sexy spam e-mails too? You know, the ones that promise to make your John Thomas 2 inches longer and your boobs perkier than a Jack Russell terrier puppy on speed? I also get financial spam emails, that recommend stocks and suggest I give out my bank account number, and yes, you can trust me! Humph.

I have noticed a trend in this spam: the “from” is usually the name of a friend, or the name of another e-mail spammer. This is obviously a sly trick to get me to open the email, because I’ll think (or so the spammers hope) “Hey! My friend Bonnie just sent me some advice on booking cheap vacations! Let me click on this link and check it out!” Usually I delete them without a second glance, but a few from/subject combinations have made me laugh out loud.

From: My sister’s name. Subject: Hot Euro Sluts!!!!
Is that because she just came back from a trip to Italy?

From: My friend, Preacher Mom’s name. Subject: Blond Babe in Black Lingerie.
And all along I thought she was considered a strawberry blonde…

From: My DH’s name. Subject: Various Pills, Low Rate, Money Back guarantee!!!!
This from a man who consistently forgets to take his vitamins and allergy medication?

And these ones, which I just saw through in one second:

From: Your Internet Provider. Subject: Password Changed!!
From: Your Internet Provider. Subject: Fees Over-due!!!!
From: Your Internet Provider. Subject: User Violation!!!!
Um, Spammer? My Internet Provider happens to be my Brother in Law. If I were overdue, or needed to change my password, he’d just, um…call me?