U.S. is World Leader in Spam

adept256 writes "Sophos outs 'dirty dozen' spam producing countries. And the USA is in the lead by a country mile. 'The United States is far and away the worst offender, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the world's spam. Even though European countries are responsible for less spam, they are still generating millions of junk emails a day,' said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos."

So much for the AXIS OF EVIL...

[Anonymous Coward]

...and its spamming leader.

Re:Nigeria?

[Dr Tall]

What are you talking about? I should be getting my million dollars from Nigeria in the mail next week!

Phear Canada

[grub]

While you Americans are spamming the world, we Canucks are gulping down herbal viagra, slathering growth cream on our willies and Making Money Fast.. Laugh at us, will you?!

well...

[Anonymous Coward]

at least we're the leader in something these days; seems we suck at everything else anymore...

I thought as much

[alkali]

*No one* spells English as badly as we Americans do.

Huge numbers of spamming trojans

[Elanthius]

Is this because America is the world's leading source of haxored Windows machines with spam backdoors?

This doesn't bode well...

[JohnGrahamCumming]

...for average US penis size.

Luckily, I'm British and we're only number 9 on the list :-)

John.

Blame Russia

[pvt_medic]

Well the article also points out that much of the spam may orriginate in Russia from the hackers there. Who then subsequently take advantage of zombie machines in countries like the USA.

Well just dont let GWB learn of this, just what we need him to do, start a new cold war over spam. It be his newest attempt to revitalize the economy.

Let me be the first to say...

[Rainier Wolfecastle]

U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. Yeah! We're number one, baby! Whooo!

Duh..

[UncleBiggims]

Of course the US is the leading producer of SPAM. It was invented here. And according to the SPAM Museum [hormel.com], Hormel produces 435 cans of spam PER MINUTE in Austin, Minnesota.

Are you Corn Fed? [ebay.com]

Made in America

[physicsboy500]

Wow... when I see my next ad for "enlargment pills" I'll smile with delight that the ad I'm looking at was made in America...

Did I mention that by smile I mean Be menacingly overcome... and by delight I actually mean rage... sweet glorious rage.

Another reason for my heart to swell with pride for my country

Re:Let me be the first to say...

[chamilto0516]

If we were really number one, you wouldn't have just posted this here. You would have emailed it out to everyone you know and many addresses that don't exist but thought you would give them a try.

P.S. Don't use the To: field when there is a perfectly good BCC: field that will do

Complaints about Outsourcing?

[DaRat]

So, when are we going to start seeing the complaints about how spam company owners are outsourcing to lower cost foreign providers and taking jobs away from good, hard working US spammers?

Re:No.1 sender and hardest to block

[Anonymous Coward]

> I wish that the USA had a TLD that was only used there - it would make things so much easier...

I wish there was a TLD that was only used by spammers - it would make things so much easier...

Re:Much from compromised computers

[Jonboy X]

Aside from the absence of Russia, the only thing I find surprising about the list is the high position of Canada - second, 6.8%. Given Canad's relatively small population, that must make them the leader in spam-per-capita - an unpleasant distinction.

/me can't stop humming of that "Blame Canada" song from the South Park movie, and anticipating the inevitable "Spam Wars".

Actually, that'd be a damn good title for a movie.

Hey, it's Friday, cut me some slack. ;)

Re:Much from compromised computers

[slipgun]

"Say Terrance, what did the Spanish priest say to the Iranian gynocologist?"

Re:I thought as much

[perly-king-69]

And to prove it, you have a wonderfully syntactically challenged President.

Misunderestimated

The inhabitants of Greece are Grecians.

Spam obviously pays

[Linker3000]

Having read the articles regarding the percentage rates of conversion (ie: replies to spam that turn in to orders) it obviously makes regrettable sense that sending out a gazillion junk messages will bring a financial return, yet I can't help wondering WHY the spammers think sending around 50 variants of the same message to the same inbox are likely to enhance their sales prospects? Unless of course there's 50 different spamming companies all trying to sell the same product using the same junk mail list? In my case, spambayes crushes what mailwasher hasn't caught anyway!

Di'e s'p'a'mm--'ers --d-1e.

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Re:This doesn't bode well...

[EulerX07]

You just wait until dentists start spamming, we'll see who's #1 :)

SPAM IS THE NEW INDUSTRY

[Anonymous Coward]

That the Bush team has been talking about. Instead of engineering or manufacturing America will be known the world over for it's spam producing might. We have the leet spam skills and will continue to be competetive for several years.

Re:Why am I not surprised

[mpickut]

Yeah, were number 1, were number 1, were number 1! Take that Ossama. Lets see you Al Queada guys match our spam output! And the French can't even come close. Remembers when spam is outlawed only outlaws will spam.

USA!!!! USA!!!! USA!!!! USA!!!!

[FSK]

we're number 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, the U.S. is the leader in spam right now...

[Anonymous Coward]

...but wait. Before ya know it, sending spam will be offshored to India too.

Re:well...

[dave420-2]

You're forgetting unprovoked international terrorism! go team! :-P

money, money, money

[novakane007]

What?! The home of capitalism is also the home of spam?! How could this be? /sarcasm

Re:well...

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, don't be so down on yourselves. The US is the world leader in lots of things. Military spending, patent lawsuits, oil consumption...

Re:well...

[Pyrometer]

seems we suck at everything else anymore...

Dont worry it seems you have 'badly formed scentences' to be proud of as well ;)

Re:A NEW UNCOVER SECRETS ABOUT ANYONES!! teheknfd

[LearnToSpell]

...not written by someone who's first language is English.

Like you, say?

Re:I thought as much

[Anonymous Coward]

Your right, I beleive.

Let my get my big foam finger out

[ooby]

and chant "We're number 1!"

Re:So much for the AXIS OF EVIL...

[mgs1000]

That's because American are at work right now!

The units of measure in spam suggest USA

[tetranz]

Its always inches or pounds.

I've never received anything promising to add centimeters or lose kilograms.

Re:A NEW UNCOVER SECRETS ABOUT ANYONES!! teheknfd

[LittleBigLui]

Just looking at the horribly butchered English ...

must...resist...dubya.....jokes.

I HAVE THE ANSWER!

[Alan Partridge]

It's obvious to me now - we could cut the amount of in our inboxes by 60% by simply disconnecting the USA from the internet! So much like in sport, mobile telephony and many other areas of life, the USA can play with itself while the rest of the world plays with each other.

So no more spam about discount rate mortgages, cable descramblers and "meds" that are entirely US specific for us clean living, intelligent and hugely sexy Europeans to wade through each morning.

Come to think of it, maybe we should cut off Korea too.

Re:A NEW UNCOVER SECRETS ABOUT ANYONES!! teheknfd

[Anonymous Coward]

To me he's English looks just fine. Just like my's.

Re:Its no supprise.

[Zebbers]

you need a new family

Re:Nigeria?

[Tablizer]

I should be getting my million dollars from Nigeria in the mail next week!

And just in time to pay for your penis enlargers.

Re:So much for the AXIS OF EVIL...

[Anonymous Coward]

BTW: "The French don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'." -- George W. Bush

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