According to Symantec, spammers reportedly are using the latest exciting Maldives and the Formula 1 motor-racing events as subjects in their e-mail campaigns.
Samir Patel, researcher at Symantec stated that spammers always found sporting events very popular, with Formula 1, which was a game involving action, thrill and speed as no different. Infosecurity-magazine.com published this on November 14, 2011.
Patel stated that earlier spam mails were observed as varying from counterfeit game tickets to spoofed e-mails that related to nearly all important sports, and added that the Abu Dhabi held F1 Grand Prix was also used in similar e-mail scams.
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