Back in the technology dark ages (translation: last year), before the really good email filters were commonplace, I received tons of what is known as Nigerian Fraud (419) Email. If you follow the previous link, there are some 540 different examples to choose from. My personal collection of 50+ email texts rests quietly in a scams folder on my laptop awaiting an Ig Nobel Prize worthy, qualitative research project that would wear out my soon-to-expire-copy of N6 (formerly NU*DIST)! I am confident that with research in hand, I could create a software application to generate countless variations that could spoof the fraud bearing spam...and perhaps acquire a hefty grant for doing so...ah, the delusion of it all.
Every such delusional project requires a logo (those of you who know me should not be shocked). Here's my thinking: the 419 number, so chosen for the Nigerian law identifying fraud, has already been used and the perpetrators are considered an evil, ruthless bunch. This new software would be pretty evil (probably comical), not quite as sinister (It's ME for cryin-out-loud), and created with far less (i.e. non-existent) criminal intent. So, how about 665, just shy of the devil himself? Introducing: Scam-O-Meter 665... Can't you just envision the infomercial already??
Paul's Rx: Reduce coffee intake immediately!
UPDATE: After months of not receiving one scam 419 email, today I heard from Miss Sonia Kone (Ivory Coast..yea, right) who wants to split $12.5 Million