Introduction

What follows is a summary of the spam received at William Stearns’ spamtraps since approximately 2000. The following numbers are intended to be approximate relative counts of spam by year and category.

If you have questions about the following report or the email messages from which it was created, please contact Bill at wstearns@pobox.com .

The permanent location for this is:
http://www.stearns.org/spamreport/spamreport.html


CategoryKnown DatesUnknown DatesStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
adult 40,295 417 20020525 20070322 11 23 782 18,099 20,105 1,275 1,983

Adult-themed mails, not restricted to pornography; also includes dating emails and advertisements and adult toys.

bulk 17,030 239 20041224 20070324 1 13 14,962 2,054

Emails from marketing firms that cover multiple categories of spam.

cable 647 33 20030613 20060809 9 251 384 3 9

Devices for theft of cable services.

casino 9,939 163 20011222 20070325 1 2 7 12 1,728 6,288 1,901 1,173

Gambling related mails.

childporn 169 45 20040928 20060908 39 107 23 10

Child pornography.

conflict 92 1 20020725 20061104 4 14 8 1 65

Emails with images that fall into two or more categories.

contactinfo 33 0 20030805 20060821 2 15 2 14 145

Emails with images with marketing company contact information.

debt 1,580 3 20060303 20070217 1,567 13

Advertisements for techniques to eliminate debt.

diploma 8,478 189 20040715 20070327 251 2,147 5,160 920 2,316

Diploma mill advertisements for generally unaccredited schools.

emaillist 0 0 5
faraway 183,223 3,563 20010906 20070325 1 38 133 14,263 83,025 79,168 6,595 4,399

Mails in non-english langauges or character sets.

german 33,417 8 20040612 20050522 32,586 831

A specific mail run in german attempting to discourage Turkish membership in the European Union.

joejob 20 6 20040922 20060816 2 2 16

Inflammatory emails designed to cause trouble for the (faked) sender.

judicial 2,803 22 20060117 20070315 2,551 252

Enticements to be a judicial judgement processor.

miscspam 1,708 68 20020109 20070323 3 343 110 336 662 254 935

Miscellaneous.

mixed 742 28 20050301 20070325 4 536 202 203

Mails advertising more than one category.

CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
mortgage 66,729 535 20030411 20070326 32 5,296 30,547 28,062 2,792 14,817

Mortgage refinancing offers.

nigeria 20,933 371 20030526 20070321 1 3,379 8,476 8,439 638 743

419 frauds, including advance fee frauds, lottery scams, and mule spams.

oem 39,529 544 20021206 20070326 1 32 3,180 20,470 10,348 5,498 5,635

OEM software advertisements.

phishing 10,890 408 20030418 20070326 1 388 2,451 6,497 1,553 3,035

Attempts to acquire personal and financial data by masquerading as a financial institution. Also includes fake "surveys".

pill 298,324 1,642 20030423 20070326 1,305 22,044 93,480 148,018 33,477 74,190

Advertisements for medication and medical devices.

pyramid 311 80 20031205 20070114 1 224 74 11 1

Pyramid/MLM schemes.

remainder 280,335 25,514 20010412 20060222 2,257 11,284 64,782 115,622 80,131 6,259

Uncategorized mails

rolex 52,746 228 20040728 20070325 651 11,539 35,243 5,313 25,286

Fake name-brand products.

spyware 391 2 20030507 20060508 18 6 359 8 40

Software that installs keyloggers and other malware.

stock-AAPM 177 8 20060331 20060712 177 155
stock-ABSY 90 4 20060531 20060622 90 17
stock-ABZS 16 5 20051107 20060106 6 10 47
stock-ACEN 436 1 20070228 20070305 436
stock-ACHI 5 0 20050630 20050630 5 1
stock-ACMG 5 1 20060420 20060420 5
stock-ACNI 62 1 20050123 20050203 62
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-ACRM 28 0 20061006 20061006 28 25
stock-ACTC 13 1 20060923 20070129 3 10
stock-ADCS 37 13 20060106 20060316 37
stock-ADDL 15 0 20061115 20061120 15 19
stock-ADMD 51 1 20070217 20070218 51
stock-ADSO 213 1 20050422 20050426 213
stock-ADYE 87 7 20060304 20060406 87 56
stock-ADYN 4,779 3 20061223 20061229 4,779
stock-AETR 361 6 20060826 20061211 361 1
stock-AFML 639 1 20070105 20070131 639 930
stock-AGAO 602 9 20060616 20060818 602 334
stock-AGGI 258 2 20061020 20061104 258 1
stock-AGHG 400 7 20060520 20061212 400 359
stock-AGWS 105 1 20070130 20070131 105
stock-ALVI 8 1 20050409 20050411 8
stock-ALVN 216 7 20060209 20070104 211 5 69
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-AMGJ 6 1 20050726 20050727 6 4
stock-AMMX 3 1 20060223 20060223 3
stock-AMSN 531 5 20060525 20061211 531 1,561
stock-AMTK 0 31
stock-AMTX 10 1 20041005 20041015 10
stock-AMXG 1 1 20070302 20070302 1
stock-ANDL 2 1 20060106 20060106 2
stock-ANWM 7 2 20060328 20060410 7
stock-AOCP 9 1 20040913 20040917 9
stock-APPM 670 6 20060424 20070225 326 344 378
stock-APWL 4,593 4 20060613 20061129 4,593 59
stock-ARET 0 89
stock-ARGA 1 1 20060916 20060916 1
stock-ARSS 2,773 5 20061013 20070306 1,203 1,570 1,622
stock-ASIQ 92 3 20060804 20060810 92 101
stock-ATCX 1 1 20041129 20041129 1
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-ATVR 80 1 20070118 20070119 80
stock-AUNI 1,655 5 20060917 20070126 1,447 208 316
stock-AVCP 19 5 20050914 20060504 4 15 2
stock-AVCS 1 1 20060222 20060222 1
stock-AVLN 223 3 20061104 20061205 223 5
stock-AVPJ 9 2 20061229 20070103 8 1
stock-AXCP 24 8 20050902 20060106 18 6 122
stock-BCLC 41 2 20060817 20060920 41 2
stock-BCSM 14 5 20060203 20060319 14 4
stock-BDWH 2 2 20051231 20051231 2
stock-BDWT 63 2 20060411 20060420 63 63
stock-BEIL 0 31
stock-BGUE 95 1 20060929 20061004 95 106
stock-BHUB 19 0 20050922 20050927 19 29
stock-BIEL 127 49 20060530 20061022 127 35
stock-BIGN 500 11 20050401 20070205 263 234 3 2,186
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-BIPH 11 3 20060330 20061211 11
stock-BLNM 610 2 20061122 20070207 400 210 360
stock-BLRS 0 0 3
stock-BMGC 2 1 20061012 20061012 2
stock-BMGP 42 1 20070201 20070201 42
stock-BMOD 108 1 20070111 20070112 108
stock-BMSN 505 2 20060912 20061121 505 1
stock-BREY 0 48
stock-BRFG 28 1 20061018 20061121 28 27
stock-BTOD 311 33 20070320 20070321 311 363
stock-BWEB 15 1 20060610 20060612 15
stock-CAEO 1 1 20060106 20060106 1
stock-CANM 138 1 20050414 20050415 138
stock-CAU 93 14 20070310 20070325 93 115
stock-CBFE 1,101 3 20061120 20070226 445 656 793
stock-CBIO 21 3 20060122 20060125 21 1
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-CBRJ 930 1 20070203 20070310 930 292
stock-CBRP 460 63 20070306 20070313 460 229
stock-CCBEF 22 2 20060418 20070205 21 1
stock-CCDE 52 0 20060512 20060515 52 48
stock-CCMI 128 2 20060916 20060918 128
stock-CCPI 89 2 20060627 20060706 89 55
stock-CCTI 70 13 20070324 20070327 70
stock-CDGT 61 8 20050918 20060106 46 15 338
stock-CDPN 501 5 20060812 20060821 501
stock-CDTD 0 0 1
stock-CDVM 8 1 20050803 20050804 8 1
stock-CEAT 1 1 20060206 20060206 1
stock-CEOA 160 26 20060106 20070319 17 143 3
stock-CFPC 13 4 20060404 20060410 13
stock-CFRI 10 3 20060129 20060212 10
stock-CFSC 678 2 20061109 20061218 678 543
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-CGDC 1,323 12 20060506 20061013 1,323 14,356
stock-CGDF 1 1 20060427 20060427 1
stock-CGHI 0 2
stock-CGKY 145 13 20050830 20060206 1 144 2
stock-CGNT 0 2
stock-CHFR 1,728 16 20070207 20070314 1,728 1,950
stock-CHHH 4 2 20051201 20060106 2 2 14
stock-CHID 1 1 20060106 20060106 1
stock-CHKT 1 1 20060329 20060329 1
stock-CHMD 2 1 20060106 20060106 2
stock-CHMS 267 6 20051221 20061114 1 266 203
stock-CHNW 115 9 20051209 20061022 52 63 87
stock-CHVC 395 25 20070319 20070320 395 426
stock-CICG 51 0 20070104 20070105 51 112
stock-CIHR 0 5
stock-CINM 0 4
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-CIVX 148 14 20060119 20060212 148 114
stock-CKRH 1 1 20060708 20060708 1
stock-CLNT 7 2 20051120 20051124 7 6
stock-CNHC 1,341 2 20061117 20070124 1,262 79 1,212
stock-CNPM 3,704 3 20061108 20061206 3,704
stock-CNSC 1 1 20060619 20060619 1
stock-COHG 49 2 20070114 20070116 49
stock-COHQ 1 1 20050920 20050920 1
stock-CRGO 1 1 20060108 20060108 1
stock-CRHI 8 4 20060114 20060118 8
stock-CRSVF 1,103 4 20060913 20061007 1,103 332
stock-CRVH 4 1 20060816 20060822 4
stock-CSBI 0 4
stock-CSRZ 0 16
stock-CTBG 69 6 20060124 20060614 69
stock-CTCK 2 2 20060504 20060505 2
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-CTCX 525 2 20061220 20070228 253 272 369
stock-CTEX 4 2 20060819 20060821 4
stock-CTFE 185 10 20051220 20060501 36 149 9
stock-CTKR 54 8 20060203 20060222 54
stock-CTXE 3,671 13 20060418 20060622 3,671 9,782
stock-CVBT 10 5 20060202 20070215 9 1
stock-CVNI 76 2 20061205 20070118 63 13
stock-CWTD 1,294 257 20050905 20061027 94 1,200 1,230
stock-CXN 89 4 20060225 20060410 89 83
stock-CYHD 360 7 20060501 20061014 360 60
stock-CYIO 1 1 20051113 20051113 1
stock-CYTV 1,708 148 20070314 20070325 1,708 1,835
stock-DBSJ 9 1 20060429 20060501 9 1
stock-DCBI 11 7 20051214 20060224 1 10
stock-DFSE 2 1 20061007 20061007 2
stock-DGFJ 23 0 20050710 20050716 23 2
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-DGKO 160 5 20060429 20060512 160 87
stock-DGLV 0 7
stock-DGSU 81 1 20050125 20061213 17 64 66
stock-DGTL 10 2 20060701 20060706 10 2
stock-DIAAF 400 5 20060617 20070313 349 51 126
stock-DIAFF 217 0 20070117 20070118 217 253
stock-DIMEZ 2 1 20060705 20060705 2
stock-DKDY 1,170 57 20051229 20060411 91 1,079 342
stock-DKGR 84 3 20061219 20061220 84
stock-DLKM 2 1 20060725 20060824 2
stock-DMGB 60 0 20070210 20070212 60 10
stock-DMSI 62 7 20060205 20060218 62 15
stock-DMSP 1 1 20060403 20060403 1
stock-DPEK 405 3 20060531 20060608 405
stock-DPER 1,260 9 20060505 20060928 1,260 876
stock-DPGP 57 6 20060410 20060828 57
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-DPRI 0 4
stock-DRGG 29 6 20060130 20060213 29
stock-DRGV 1 1 20061218 20061218 1
stock-DRPT 0 2
stock-DRVW 1 1 20060908 20060908 1
stock-DTGP 1,317 5 20051218 20061209 88 1,229 56
stock-DTOI 0 19
stock-DYOUF 2 1 20060426 20061121 2
stock-ECFL 4 1 20060721 20061101 4
stock-ECGT 0 2
stock-EDNE 1 1 20060403 20060403 1
stock-EESI 15 1 20041023 20041118 15
stock-EFSF 14 6 20040930 20060516 8 6
stock-EGDI 1 1 20061210 20061210 1
stock-EGLY 5,419 69 20060107 20070214 5,176 243 738
stock-EGMCF 2 1 20060504 20060504 2
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-EHPC 100 1 20050517 20050519 100
stock-ELU 1 1 20051208 20051208 1
stock-EMTI 5 2 20050614 20050614 5 1
stock-EOGI 185 5 20041218 20060110 3 144 38 49
stock-EPAR 1 1 20000705 20000705 1
stock-EPHM 10 2 20060216 20060217 10
stock-EPLJ 510 5 20060516 20060804 510 460
stock-EPMI 1 1 20060106 20060106 1
stock-EPRT 126 3 20060106 20070116 2 124
stock-EQBM 4 3 20051229 20060118 2 2
stock-EQSE 1,343 7 20060106 20061201 1,343
stock-EQTD 847 11 20060718 20061025 847 36
stock-ERUG 58 1 20061203 20061220 58 2
stock-ERXX 1 1 20060125 20060125 1
stock-EWKG 1 1 20061220 20061220 1
stock-EXCS 6 2 20060405 20060720 6
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-EXNT 10 3 20060301 20060716 10
stock-EXTI 138 28 20060105 20060404 138 53
stock-EXVG 750 58 20070323 20070327 750 1,078
stock-EYTL 127 1 20050115 20050210 127
stock-FBVG 227 0 20070127 20070208 227 6
stock-FCCN 136 2 20070111 20070116 136
stock-FCFK 0 131
stock-FCPG 150 22 20060124 20060713 150 2
stock-FCTOA 86 6 20061103 20061106 86 39
stock-FCYI 1,422 11 20060524 20060914 1,422 51
stock-FDEI 0 2
stock-FEKY 80 8 20060218 20060303 80 73
stock-FGIFF 1 1 20060111 20060111 1
stock-FHHI 1 1 20060405 20060405 1
stock-FLIP 1 3 20060104 20060104 1
stock-FMII 38 3 20060310 20060402 38 39
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-FMNJ 0 2
stock-FNGP 3 1 20060705 20060919 3
stock-FNLH 172 3 20060918 20060928 172 145
stock-FNPL 4 1 20050518 20050520 4
stock-FNPR 0 2
stock-FPLF 1 1 20060520 20060520 1
stock-FPMC 113 2 20061213 20061219 113 121
stock-FPPL 93 7 20051107 20060417 3 90 6
stock-FSYI 1 1 20051212 20051212 1
stock-FTRM 2,166 3 20060920 20061229 2,166 2,080
stock-GAMN 1,701 2 20061118 20061120 1,701
stock-GAPJ 725 34 20060114 20060510 725 340
stock-GARS 41 1 20060411 20060412 41 18
stock-GBIC 23 3 20050527 20060106 22 1 2
stock-GCME 682 7 20060823 20061226 682 46
stock-GDKI 9,892 13 20060705 20070306 3,601 6,291 6,611
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-GDVI 0 4
stock-GFCI 116 22 20060112 20070124 113 3
stock-GFDI 50 8 20060128 20060224 50 48
stock-GFPE 95 8 20060124 20060212 95
stock-GGRN 1 1 20061114 20061114 1
stock-GGTS 1,241 6 20050228 20061003 35 1,206 1,306
stock-GITH 156 1 20061021 20061107 156 66
stock-GLOW 148 2 20070111 20070116 148
stock-GLVP 0 44
stock-GLXI 341 6 20060729 20061023 341 234
stock-GPVI 0 3
stock-GRYW 0 3
stock-GSNH 30 2 20061029 20061031 30
stock-GSPM 0 2
stock-GSRS 0 11
stock-GTAP 363 44 20070315 20070319 363
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-GTEC 1 1 20060403 20060403 1
stock-GTEM 58 2 20070110 20070116 58
stock-GTVCF 10 12 20060514 20060527 10
stock-GWYA 51 1 20050406 20050408 51
stock-HBID 174 3 20060915 20060921 174 20
stock-HBSC 67 2 20060425 20070122 7 60
stock-HCCF 0 3
stock-HDRX 3 2 20060206 20060816 3
stock-HEGP 10 1 20061029 20061101 10 1
stock-HLUN 426 6 20060715 20070109 395 31 306
stock-HLVC 483 15 20060106 20060817 483 281
stock-HMGP 21 1 20060729 20060802 21
stock-HMNS 3 1 20050521 20050522 3
stock-HNST 17 2 20060626 20060627 17 9
stock-HPGI 250 3 20070205 20070207 250
stock-HPLF 2 1 20060920 20060920 2
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-HRRP 112 3 20060430 20060609 112 84
stock-HSCC 1 1 20051209 20051209 1
stock-HSFI 169 1 20070114 20070129 169 2
stock-HSTJ 50 1 20040925 20040929 50
stock-HTDS 34 1 20031203 20050505 11 7 16
stock-HTLJ 14 3 20060406 20061116 14
stock-HVYW 6 3 20060127 20060212 6
stock-HWYI 143 2 20070111 20070116 143
stock-HXPN 1,573 3 20070107 20070228 1,573 586
stock-HYWI 1,233 13 20060523 20060827 1,233 225
stock-IBTY 109 2 20061117 20061120 109
stock-IDCO 1 1 20060727 20060727 1
stock-IDSM 1,542 1 20061028 20061214 1,542 1,583
stock-IDVJ 74 2 20061107 20061110 74
stock-IFLT 104 2 20061107 20061120 104 14
stock-IFNX 390 25 20060106 20060402 390 175
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-IFPG 2 1 20030914 20030914 2
stock-IFQJ 4 1 20060523 20060708 4
stock-IFSL 27 2 20040918 20060821 25 2
stock-IFTC 10 0 20070302 20070307 10 13
stock-IGAM 22 4 20060205 20070108 20 2
stock-IGCO 2 2 20051219 20060105 1 1
stock-IGSS 2 1 20060322 20060322 2
stock-IHDR 1 1 20060407 20060407 1
stock-IJJP 0 118
stock-IJMS 0 9
stock-IKMA 40 2 20060425 20060429 40 33
stock-ILKG 48 10 20060227 20060710 48 25
stock-IMGM 4 2 20060131 20060212 4
stock-IMNR 2 1 20060725 20060727 2
stock-INFX 1,169 12 20060508 20061015 1,169 6,355
stock-IOGH 1 1 20061130 20061130 1
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-IOGN 122 1 20041221 20050105 68 54
stock-IONN 67 0 20070122 20070123 67 92
stock-IPKL 116 13 20060103 20060402 116
stock-IQWB 98 1 20061027 20061030 98 30
stock-IRBL 5 2 20060525 20060608 5
stock-IRBO 0 2
stock-ISMN 110 3 20060616 20060724 110 45
stock-ITEC 79 1 20050315 20050415 79
stock-ITGJ 11 4 20051223 20060114 4 7
stock-ITME 48 1 20050308 20050309 48
stock-ITOU 6 0 20070226 20070228 6 7
stock-ITWJ 8 0 20060725 20060726 8 14
stock-IVAY 209 2 20060709 20061010 209 308
stock-IVHN 196 12 20060303 20060831 196 105
stock-IWRS 369 1 20070223 20070323 369 474
stock-IZON 102 7 20060318 20060511 102 21
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-JCDS 99 7 20051107 20060118 16 83 19
stock-KAIR 0 4
stock-KAL 6 2 20060125 20060208 6
stock-KFTG 22 1 20060519 20060801 22 21
stock-KGBC 933 3 20060906 20061113 933 815
stock-KGLJ 80 0 20060923 20061005 80 84
stock-KKPT 1,242 36 20051215 20060501 207 1,035 384
stock-KLGE 4 4 20060113 20060519 4
stock-KMAG 1,471 8 20060605 20060911 1,471 1,024
stock-KOKO 1 1 20060114 20060114 1
stock-KOLR 0 74
stock-KSWJ 24 6 20060129 20060326 24 1
stock-LBWR 74 3 20060414 20060616 74 82
stock-LDHI 10 2 20060331 20060918 10
stock-LEAT 22 3 20060313 20060402 22 23
stock-LETH 0 1,178
CategoryKnownUnknownStart DateEnd Date20002001200220032004200520062007Images
stock-LGMB 0 4
stock-LITL 4,608 9 20060524 20070207 4,221 387 4,597
stock-LIV 2 2 20060315 20060607 2
stock-LMMG 0 3
stock-LOMJ 374 2 20070124 20070227 374