spammers getting restless?

I’ve noticed a strange upswing in playful names in my spam from list lately— Is it a programic […]

I’ve noticed a strange upswing in playful names in my spam from list lately—
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Is it a programic accident, or are spammers tired of ordinary names, and getting playful? I can tell you it is making it easier to wipe spam unread from my mail.

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    Charles

    On a possibly related matter, I wonder why so much spam email contains a list of randomly generated words: every day I get 20 or more about cable TV which have lists of words like this in the code:

    “spiderwort balled efficacious business habit stratton advantage terminate rebuttal hydrogenate arbitrage antiquary decolonize hebephrenic altar weld mumble schoolmaster divination deoxyribonucleic portentous
    thrush iran heptane io arch incandescent troubleshoot marshall vanguard elusive advice approach purslane wellesley playboy ragweed amarillo history wreak antietam organometallic conceive camera core”

    I presume it’s something to do with beating the filter system.

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