This one below puzzles me, though I’ll read anything that gets through my spam filter. If it’s gotten to my Inbox, it’s worth checking out to see what tactics made it successful.

[One of the best I’ve seen had a subject of “Jefferson Airplane Was Right” - I like classic rock, click. The inside text? “ONE PILL MAKES YOU LARGER… CIALIS!” a witty inclusion of the lyrics to White Rabbit. Kudos to that spammer on a job well done.]

Anyway, I’ve won a Visa to the United States and can secure it for $1,082. I had to delete my claim and passport numbers so no one steals my prize:

From the office of: The Co-ordinator
UniAir Visa Lottery Program
Visa Winning Number: XX-XXXXXXXXXX
Serial Net Visa Passport Number:XX-XXXXXXXX

Dear Winner,

Congratulations, you have been selected as one of the lucky winners of the U.S Visa through our internet balloting email extracting and screening machine, your application was applied and processed by our internet balloting email extracting and screening machine which randomly extracts and screens millions of email addresses around the world.

This visa program is held annually as part of our New Year lottery programmes to give free easy U.S Visas to citizens of developing countries around the world to enable them travel to the U.S and start a new life and work. The U.S Department of Citizenship Immigration released 20 visas to our airline in this regards, which we then issue to our winners, you are among the 20 lucky winners in this year’s programme.

I wonder if I get a discount if I was born in New York?