Spam has taken on a life of its own in more ways than one.  Similar to Google trends, or Twitter’s trending topics, McAfee (along with several other organizations close to the world of email) continues to keep a pulse on hot topics in the world of spam email.

And (drum roll please) … the December breakdown, according to a January 2010 spam trend report, went as follows:

The most popular male spam subject was none other than Obama - followed by Michael Jackson, George Bush and Brad Pitt.

The top female “honor” went to Angelina Jolie, followed by Oprah, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.

While there wasn’t any overlap between Google trends and what spammers bet their money on in the month of December (perhaps they would have been more successful if there were?) – each of these figures have in their own right fascinated us to no end at one time or another.

But unlike Twitter’s trending topics or Google trends, we’re left feeling like there isn’t much to gather here about – well – much of anything.  Will Paris Hilton be making her big come back in January 2010?  Maybe Angelina and Brad will finally break it off come February?  Or perhaps spammers took a gamble on what would pull on our delicate heart strings during the month of December and this is what came out.