The main purpose for these strange words actually is to confuse spam filters, which is why — in emails — they are often hidden. This is illegal by the way, so don’t get any ideas about trying to improve your email marketing results. However, you should look for them because, like prospecting in 1849, you may find poetic gold.
Senders can be clever so they’re at times not so easy to find. They can make the font the same color as the background or set it to a size of less than 2px. To find them, highlight the entire message then copy and paste it into a notepad or word processor. Every once in a while a spammer will make them easy to spot by placing these words right out in the open, in texts, comments, or even voicemail.
I’ve become completely fascinated by the often strange juxtaposition between what they are selling and these special messages. To show a bit of that relationship, I’ve included in each sample a brief mention of the product or service they were trying to sell (if any). Some of these poetic pieces become even more mind-blowing when you really think of these often disparate points. Others are just downright disturbing.
Check my Spam Poetry tag because I’ll be adding new ones all the time.
