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Spammers Prefer Obama for Spam E-Mails

Obama and Palin More Popular with Spammers than McCain and Biden
Politics is one of the most popular topics for spam. Don't believe us? Go check your spam folder. We bet that you'll find e-mails about how Obama is a secret Muslim and Sarah Palin hunts moose from a helicopter in between offers for cheap Viagra and penis enlargement systems .

According to a report from Secure Computing, it appears that spammers prefer Obama over McCain and Palin over Biden when it comes to whipping up new spam e-mails. According to the report, Obama is mentioned in spam six times more often than McCain, and Palin gets five mentions for every four spam messages mentioning Democratic VP nominee Joe Biden.

The credit crisis and banking collapses in the U.S. are also fueling piles of spam messages. Of all the financial institutions involved, Chase tops the list, accounting for 25-percent of the banking inspired spam messages. Wachovia, Bank of America, and Colonial are generating plenty of spam in their own right, too.

We're not sure what these things say about the spammers, but as always, we urge you to exercise caution when opening any banking-related mail and continue to be vigilant for phishing scams. [From: Ars Technica]

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