The economy and the U.S. presidential election played a big role in spam messages last month, according to the State of Spam report from security software company Symantec.
The recent economic bailout package and interest rate cuts in the United States have opened the door for spammers to step up their attacks.
In October, Symantec observed a spam attack that contained a message claiming to come from US treasury secretary, Henry Paulson.
The message suggested that Paulson had been instructed by the United Nations to "wire a sum of $1m into your bank account in a legal way." However, in order to claim the money the recipient was asked to provide personal details.
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