New trick by spammers: E-mails that overwhelm filters - USATODAY.com

Short-lived blasts of viral e-mail are sweeping across the Internet, posing an intensified risk to e-mail users.

Last week, an e-mail message purporting to come from the IRS began swamping e-mail systems across America. It advised recipients to download a government form to resolve a question about under-reported income...