Health care and finance e-mails accounted for almost 80% of spam in April, according to data collected by Clearswift.

The largest share of spam continues to be "health care" messages, which are mainly ads for lifestyle drugs like Viagra, Xanax or diet pills. This type of spam receives the most responses and is the most profitable sector for spammers. Due to the lack of regulatory control, many people now use the Internet to buy drugs more cheaply and easily than through regular means. Apparently these purchasers are unaware or nonplused by the fact that the drugs may be substandard, altered or illegitimate, and often come from fraud artists in Eastern Europe or Turkey.

Other popular categories for spam include finance -- mortgages, loans, and stock tips – which is a close second to health care in "spam-share." Direct products, such as cable descramblers, holds steady ground for another month at 12.8% of total spam. Pornographic spam accounts for less than 5%.
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