The random words are used by spammers in an attempt to fool certain spam filters. Some of the spam filters do a content analysis, looking for words that are usually part of a sales pitch or a scam. If those spam words appear in a certain proportion, or more, the message is assumed to be spam. By inserting random dummy words, the spammer lowers the ratio of spam words and makes it more likely that his message will get through to you.
Bill Holt > From: "Harry Jacobson-Beyer" <harryjb at bellsouth.net> > Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:41:38 -0400 > To: Macusergroup <macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > Subject: MacGroup: Spam gobbledygook > > I often get spam email with a bunch of unrelated words in the body, like this: > > topple combat fum doubloon bratwurst gawk muscovy oyster chaplin > conservation shank forsook ablate amount brig bang belong chlorophyll greed > larsen md celebrant compatriot ryder cocksure cushion class dutchman > grandniece > > What is the purpose of putting these words in the body of the message? > > Thanks. > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
