Internet Security and Programming

I’ve been checking my spam filter, just for the fun of it, as the spammmers are writing more timely and entertaining subject lines as an enticement to get people to open their missives. Take the following spam headlines, for example, that appeared in the last 48 hours. All capitalize on public attention to current events, such as the U.S. presidential election, or the 2008 Olympics. Hillary Clinton Sues Barack Obama Obama Is Anorexic Over-Exerciser President Bush Legalizes Gay Marriages U.S. Olympians Stopped at China Customs Terrorist Threats on Beijing Olympics Discovered Spammers and scam artists are notoriously lazy, and spelling and grammatical errors have long been a telltale sign of a scam Web site or e-mail come-ons. But what’s particularly remarkable about these subject lines is that they are all grammatically correct. Take this subject line, which purports to bring news about the untimely demise of the CEO of Apple

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