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Feb 19 04: noms de spamme

A few weeks ago there was an article in the Times about how spammers use random name generators like this one to try to circumvent your junk-mail filter. Because mail that has an actual name in the From: line could never be from a sleaze with something to sell you, right? Sure.

I’d noticed the phenomenon, but hadn’t given it a lot of thought before I read the article. I was intrigued, though, so as an experiment I culled my favorite bogus spammer names from the ~350 pieces of spam that I received between Friday evening and tonight. (It appears that none of them sprang from the generator above, which doesn’t do middle initials.) Anyway, let’s give it up for our winners:

Promulgates D. Pepping
Delusions I. Mont
Stepparents V. Caution
Belabored H. Comprehension
Teammates D. Sulawesi
Rhythmic B. Drum

If you’ve got any gems in your ‘junk’ box, feel free to post them for our amusement.

UPDATED: Generator link fixed.

Commentary

These two came in today:
Moaning O. Authenticity
Recondition E. Purulence

(Okay - I’ll admit - had to look up purulence in dictionary - ewwwwwwwwww.)

posted by Sari, Mar 10 04 12:10 PM

Wait! Just one more
Sprightlier L. Overwhelmed

(That one sort of describes me!)

posted by Sari, Mar 10 04 2:05 PM

Tonight’s goodie:
Tallow V. Passbook

posted by Andrew, Mar 11 04 1:12 AM

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