The sad fact: Spam works :(

From Wired: Swollen Orders Show Spam's Allure

A security flaw at a website operated by the purveyors of penis-enlargement pills has provided the world with a depressing answer to the question: Who in their right mind would buy something from a spammer?

An order log left exposed at one of Amazing Internet Products' websites revealed that, over a four-week period, some 6,000 people responded to e-mail ads and placed orders for the company's Pinacle herbal supplement. Most customers ordered two bottles of the pills at a price of $50 per bottle.

We all know that it only takes a tiny fraction of computer idiots to encourage spammers to continue. But I had no idea they were getting this type of response. And look at the folks ordering the stuff.