Where in the World does all the spam come from??

Sample collection of spam e-mails

  • Counting started April 5, 2007
  • Spam Rating score > 90%
  • 2,986,716 total

> Dear Spamfellows...
> Is there a method to filter spam originating from a certain country in it's language?
> Most of my spam originates from Turkey and Russia...?
> Od Oren

Dear Od Oren,
We started to build this capability, but ran into a little problem ... spammers LIE about the country of origin. No big surprise there, but we were surprised to find that, in fact, most spam comes from the good ol' US of A, and we can't block USA, though it would eliminate nearly all spam if we could.

Russia accounts for only 1.6% of all spam, and Turkey: 0.71%

We are currently compiling statistics on percent of spam vs. good mail within each country, so that we can calculate the "spam reputation" of a country, and factor that in to our filtering equations.

Chris Fortune, CTO
http://spamEater.com/
Thanks for supporting anti-spam research and development

CountryCountPercent
UNROUTABLE ADDRESS118102039.54 %
UNITED STATES83729028.03 %
CHINA819112.74 %
RUSSIAN FEDERATION767392.57 %
POLAND643242.15 %
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF634922.13 %
GERMANY544101.82 %
SPAIN482121.61 %
UNITED KINGDOM446821.50 %
TURKEY368871.24 %
BRAZIL299271.00 %
CANADA297481.00 %
FRANCE274520.92 %
ARGENTINA218450.73 %
INDIA217370.73 %
JAPAN206690.69 %
EUROPEAN UNION201030.67 %
NETHERLANDS187370.63 %
ITALY176260.59 %
COLOMBIA147130.49 %
ISRAEL143630.48 %
PERU138530.46 %
TAIWAN131210.44 %
CHILE114350.38 %
MEXICO114200.38 %
THAILAND107030.36 %
MALAYSIA106400.36 %
CZECH REPUBLIC104040.35 %
UKRAINE93200.31 %
HUNGARY89270.30 %
HONG KONG82970.28 %
AUSTRALIA80740.27 %
SWITZERLAND80590.27 %
PORTUGAL71430.24 %
SWEDEN69110.23 %
EGYPT61010.20 %
VIET NAM58030.19 %
ROMANIA57860.19 %
PHILIPPINES53390.18 %
AUSTRIA52180.17 %
BULGARIA43030.14 %
MOROCCO39770.13 %
SINGAPORE39490.13 %
NORWAY38640.13 %
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC37210.12 %
DENMARK34300.11 %
INDONESIA33380.11 %
UNITED KINGDOM32400.11 %
SLOVAKIA31670.11 %
VENEZUELA27670.09 %
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES25690.09 %
GREECE25530.09 %
LATVIA24740.08 %
BELGIUM22210.07 %
FINLAND20820.07 %
LITHUANIA19680.07 %
SOUTH AFRICA18350.06 %
SLOVENIA17800.06 %
IRELAND17190.06 %
CROATIA16360.05 %
PAKISTAN16160.05 %
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF15480.05 %
MALTA15410.05 %
YUGOSLAVIA15260.05 %
ALGERIA13710.05 %
SAUDI ARABIA13520.05 %
KUWAIT13310.04 %
KAZAKHSTAN13070.04 %
NEW ZEALAND12760.04 %
BOLIVIA12090.04 %
BELARUS11910.04 %
NIGERIA11680.04 %
PANAMA11390.04 %
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO9710.03 %
ESTONIA9680.03 %
ECUADOR9500.03 %
URUGUAY9050.03 %
JORDAN8240.03 %
GUATEMALA7730.03 %
AZERBAIJAN7580.03 %
BAHRAIN6940.02 %
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF6300.02 %
SENEGAL5450.02 %
COTE D'IVOIRE5360.02 %
LUXEMBOURG5190.02 %
EL SALVADOR5120.02 %
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF4830.02 %
CYPRUS4760.02 %
PUERTO RICO4200.01 %
COSTA RICA4030.01 %
SRI LANKA4020.01 %
GEORGIA3910.01 %
LEBANON3400.01 %
ICELAND3390.01 %
UZBEKISTAN3050.01 %
OMAN2920.01 %
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA2690.01 %
HONDURAS2550.01 %
BENIN2500.01 %
ALBANIA2270.01 %
KENYA2160.01 %
KYRGYZSTAN2100.01 %
NICARAGUA1980.01 %
MONGOLIA1970.01 %
ARMENIA1910.01 %
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA1840.01 %
BAHAMAS1760.01 %
BANGLADESH1710.01 %
FIJI1660.01 %
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC1650.01 %
MACAO1220.00 %
AFGHANISTAN1110.00 %
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO1090.00 %
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA1090.00 %
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF1070.00 %
QATAR1030.00 %
SAINT LUCIA1000.00 %
GHANA970.00 %
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED970.00 %
SUDAN960.00 %
BARBADOS950.00 %
MALDIVES870.00 %
PARAGUAY860.00 %
ETHIOPIA830.00 %
NEPAL810.00 %
BELIZE800.00 %
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC780.00 %
YEMEN780.00 %
GIBRALTAR720.00 %
TUNISIA720.00 %
MAURITIUS700.00 %
GUAM700.00 %
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS680.00 %
CAMBODIA620.00 %
JAMAICA620.00 %
HAITI600.00 %
ANDORRA560.00 %
SURINAME550.00 %
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM510.00 %
UGANDA500.00 %
CAMEROON500.00 %
BURKINA FASO490.00 %
TAJIKISTAN480.00 %
SEYCHELLES480.00 %
MONACO450.00 %
IRAQ430.00 %
MAURITANIA430.00 %
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES400.00 %
DJIBOUTI370.00 %
ARIPO370.00 %
DOMINICA370.00 %
TOGO370.00 %
MALI350.00 %
BERMUDA350.00 %
FRENCH POLYNESIA350.00 %
CUBA350.00 %
LIECHTENSTEIN330.00 %
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF330.00 %
FAROE ISLANDS310.00 %
SOMALIA300.00 %
GAMBIA290.00 %
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.260.00 %
NAMIBIA260.00 %
MOZAMBIQUE250.00 %
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS240.00 %
LIBERIA220.00 %
PAPUA NEW GUINEA200.00 %
GRENADA190.00 %
CHAD180.00 %
BHUTAN170.00 %
NEW CALEDONIA170.00 %
MARTINIQUE170.00 %
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH160.00 %
NORFOLK ISLAND160.00 %
MARSHALL ISLANDS160.00 %
ZIMBABWE150.00 %
ZIMBABWE150.00 %
TURKMENISTAN140.00 %
EQUATORIAL GUINEA140.00 %
ARUBA140.00 %
MADAGASCAR130.00 %
ZAMBIA120.00 %
SAN MARINO120.00 %
ANGOLA120.00 %
CAPE VERDE110.00 %
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES100.00 %
NIGER80.00 %
GABON80.00 %
SWAZILAND70.00 %
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON70.00 %
CAYMAN ISLANDS70.00 %
ANGUILLA70.00 %
BOTSWANA50.00 %
MONTSERRAT50.00 %
MYANMAR40.00 %
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS40.00 %
GUADELOUPE30.00 %
VANUATU30.00 %
GUINEA30.00 %
SOLOMON ISLANDS30.00 %
SIERRA LEONE30.00 %
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE30.00 %
ERITREA30.00 %
GREENLAND20.00 %
AMERICAN SAMOA20.00 %
PITCAIRN10.00 %
MAYOTTE10.00 %
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF10.00 %
BOUVET ISLAND10.00 %
REUNION10.00 %
LESOTHO10.00 %
COOK ISLANDS10.00 %
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE10.00 %
TUVALU10.00 %
CONGO10.00 %
KIRIBATI10.00 %
EAST TIMOR00.00 %
JERSEY00.00 %
ISLE OF MAN00.00 %
FALKLAND ISLANDS00.00 %
GUERNSEY00.00 %
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS00.00 %
WALLIS AND FUTUNA00.00 %
ANTARCTICA00.00 %
WESTERN SAHARA00.00 %
ASCENSION ISLAND00.00 %
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)00.00 %
GUYANA00.00 %
GUINEA-BISSAU00.00 %
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES00.00 %
NIUE00.00 %
CHRISTMAS ISLAND00.00 %
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS00.00 %
COMOROS00.00 %
SAMOA00.00 %
FRENCH GUIANA00.00 %
PALAU00.00 %
SAINT HELENA00.00 %
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS00.00 %
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC00.00 %
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS00.00 %
MALAWI00.00 %
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN00.00 %
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY00.00 %
TONGA00.00 %
TOKELAU00.00 %
TIMOR-LESTE00.00 %
BURUNDI00.00 %
NAURU00.00 %
RWANDA00.00 %

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