The traditional Chinese Father’s Day is set on August 8—coming from “8/8”, which is pronounced “Pa-Pa” in Chinese. Spammers are offering us a wide array of gift selections, including high tech products, luxury wallets and watches for our hard working dads. Spammers have a detailed catalog of items and are giving potential buyers a one-year warranty on replica products. They are also offering a special promotion, giving a first time buyer discount on a mass-mailing service. In the sample below, the spammer claims they are a legitimate shopping site for luxury items: From: "xxxxxxxx代購網" <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx> Subject:為辛苦的父親選一件父親禮物吧 Translation: From: "xxxxxxxxshopping network" <xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx> Subject: Pick up a nice gift for your hard working dad. Body Translation: [Details Removed] Chinese product purchasing agency site provides many luxury products for hard working fathers. Pick one for your hard working dad. We offer one year warranty. Happy shopping here. (Click the link to know more) [Details Removed] purchasing agency: http://tinyurl.com/*** If you don’t want to receive this information please click here. Massive mailing trial for NTD3000 click here. *Note: My thanks to blog contributor Hitomi Lin.