Top 10 Countries Sending Spam to UK Email Accounts

ClearMyMail looked at which countries produce the highest number of UK targeted spam and, much like Q1 2008, the UK and USA are sending the most spam to UK email accounts. However, the UK is now the biggest culprit, sending 19.65% of all spam emails; 0.02% more than the USA, who were at the top in Q1 2008 and 3.97% higher than the UK ranked in the last quarter.

Despite the USA still ranking highly at Number Two, the amount of spam reaching UK email boxes from the USA has dramatically dropped by 7.26%; it was 19.53% in Q1 2008 and now amounts to 12.57%. This is the most significant decline from Q1 to Q2 2008.

The results from Q1 of this year showed more European countries had become a threat to UK email accounts and now, with the UK being the Number One culprit, there is much cause for concern; it is suggested that spammers and phishers are getting more targeted and even local. This allows spammers to know the markets they are targeting and therefore maximise the outcomes of rogue emails.

Top 10 Countries Sending Spam to UK Email Accounts

1. UK = 19.65% of UK spam comes from UK
2. USA = 12.57%
3. Uruguay = 7.40%
4. Turkey = 7.22%
5. Italy = 3.98%
6. Russia = 3.52%
7. Poland = 3.48%
8. China = 3.41%
9. France = 3.33%
10. Brazil = 3.00%

Significant changes have come from both Spain and Germany; in Q1 2008 these countries ranked at 6th and 8th place in the spamming index but have since dropped off the chart. On the contrary, Italy and Brazil were not on the Top 10 list in the last quarter as neither contributed to enough UK spam. Now however, they rank at 5th and 10th place on the Top 10 scale; therefore becoming more threatening to UK email users.

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Top 10 UK Companies Targeted by Phishing Attacks
 

2008 Q1 Spam Index Contents

1. Introduction to the ClearMyMail Spam Index, Q2 2008
2. Top 10 Countries Sending Spam to UK Email Accounts
3. Top 10 UK Companies Targeted by Phishing Attacks
4. Top 10 UK ISP's Who's Customers Receive the Most Spam
5. Comment and Summary
 

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