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Over the month of February I decided to keep an eye on spam messages that were using the cult of the Academy Awards celebrity to peddle products. I tracked spam using the names of the actors nominated for best actor and actress in a leading role in the subject line.
 
The results were overwhelming! It seems that although an Oscar nomination can mean big bucks and recognition in the world of big budget films, studios, and pop culture, it doesn't carry so much weight in the world of spam finance.
 
Of the ten actors nominated, only three appeared in spam subject lines in February. Anne Hathaway received an honorable mention with one spam message. The rest of the spam went to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The other seven actors received no spam counts and will have to be satisfied with not being chosen to help fatten the pockets of spammers. If the spammers could vote for the awards, it’s obvious that things would have turned out a whole lot differently.

In addition to the actors' names, I tracked some additional words related to the Academy Awards and celebrity interests, extracting the top twenty subject lines seen in February. This is a continuation of the usual spam types of weight loss, replica watches, male enhancement spam, and of course some spam trying to get folks to download malicious code.
 
The top 20 Oscar related subject lines:

Angelina Jolie leaked home video
Brad Pitt uses this
Acai Berry Supreme Used by Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt For WieghtLoss
Doctors and Celebrities endorse Vital Acai!
Acai_WeightLoss Diet is the Fat Loss Secret Diet For Celebrities From
Even the celebrities use it
Even celebrities use our products to lose weight
Even famous movie stars would give up everything for a bigger tool.
Look like the celebrities
Doctors and Celebrities endorse Anatrim!
Look like Brad Pitt
CLEANSE LIKE THE CELEBRITIES
Celebrities secret diet plan
Celebrities Secret to Health, Energy and Beauty
RE: Celebrities are swearing by it
Celebrities love designer watches, you also can get one but much cheaper.
Celebrities Love the Acai Berry, Flush out up to 20 pounds
Celebrities Love the Acai Berry!
You are not Brad Pitt but you have Viagra! It?s better!
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