standpoor said: So much more interesting than the Nigerian prince.
Regarding the tendency of spam mails in Japan, there are relatively fewer inducements for drugs or financial products, but it is more characterized for sexual relationships related matter involving money.
Title: It has been one year since my husband was killed by a giant anteater.
From: Hisamitsu
Sorry for the sudden mail. I am Hisamitsu Sayaka, 29-year-old widow. I am sending this mail to you since I thought our needs would meet. I will tell you something about myself. Last summer, I lost my husband for some reason. I regret that I...did not understand...about my husband until his death. My husband often traveled to Singapore, but it was not for fun. He had been there to earn more money doing such a dangerous job without telling me anything. I am recovering from his death after one year.
It is embarrassing to tell you, but now, sometimes I feel very hot during my lonely nights more and more. My husband left me a lot of money. I mean, I can pay you as much as you need, so I want you to satisfy my sexual desire. I can give you more details if you answer to this email. I will be waiting for your answer.
"主人がオオアリクイに殺されて1年が過ぎました" (Shujin ga Ooarikui ni Korosare te 1 Nen ga Sugi mashita, It has been one year since my husband was killed by a giant anteater) was the title of spam mail, which has been popular in Japan around July and August in 2006.
It was reproduced in different places on the net as "a spam mail which is very difficult to remove without reading content".