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December 10th, 2007

Spam Showcase: Herschel the Astronomer

It’s not often that a piece of spam turns out to be legitimately educational. Did you know that Sir William Herschel, a British scientist, was the first to identify Uranus as a planet in 1781? Of couse, as with all spam, there’s a catch. At the beginning and end of the message, it discretely links […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

December 1st, 2007

Most Clever Spam Comment Ever

Today on Spam Showcase, we are featuring one of the most diabolically semi-clever and odd spam comment messages we have ever caught. Check this one out:

from HectorIA: Hello all.I am a flag-waving American citizen who somehow landed in the MiddleEast and Iam looking for a way out. :((its a long story with lots of sordid […]

By Ariel -- 3 comments

October 3rd, 2007

Spam Showcase: Do Not Spam List

As most of us here in the United States know, a few years back Congress passed a law allowing residents to put themselves on a national "do not call" registry. So the argument goes, if you are bothered by telemarketers after putting your name on the list, you can sue them for the offense and […]

By Ariel -- 1 comment

September 17th, 2007

Spam Showcase: Middle Class Guestbook

Those spammers are at it again. Sorting through the latest deluge of spam comments, I came across this beauty:

from Bush: Your guestbook is example of middle-class guestbooks. Congratulation! I�ll show your site and guestbook to my friends.i

Anyone have any idea what a "middle-class" guestbook is? If they really want to make these things look real, […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2007

Spam Showcase: Compliments

Sometimes spam comments can be surprisingly flattering. For instance, check out these recent words of praise that were posted to this site:

from penis: Most of the time blogs don’t carry alot of information and just made for time pass. But I think your blog is the one where I have learned many things with your […]

By Ariel -- 0 comments

August 10th, 2007

More Fun With Spam

If you’re a regular reader of this site, than you know that we are a popular target for spam comments. While we’re able to catch many of these before they get through to the site, we still have to go through those stuck in our filter before deletion. This one was so utterly random, it […]

By Ariel -- 1 comment