In my role as an anti-spam researcher I get to see a lot of spam. Most of the spam I see can be categorized into a fairly small range of spam types. Common examples include pharmacy, stock and watch spam.

Over the last few weeks I have seen a new type of spam. This is spam which is trying to sell a product to save money on gas. Below is an example of a gas spam:

 

Gas Spam Example

Currently McAfee detect gas spam. Volume is low for this type of spam making up typically 0.2% of all spam.

Given the high price of oil it is not surprising that a spammer has started selling a product which claims to reduce gas bills.