Simply fill in your name and address, and you'll receive a free trial bottle of a diet 'superfood' made from exotic berries found in the Amazon forest.

It's summer and it's also the bikini season. For those wanting to show off their flat abs while at the beach, but don't have time or are too lazy to hit the gym, this email might sound interesting.

This dietary supplement, said to be made from the Acai berry. The Acai berry is indigenous to the Amazon Rainforests of Brazil, and is best known as an antioxidant and believed to aid in weight loss.

Don't take up the offer, you've just been spammed.

According to securities firm MessageLabs Intelligence, this particular spam message has been making its rounds on the Internet of late, accounting for some 10 per cent of all spam at its peak.

Typical of most recent spam messages, the email consists one line of text and several links to the same Russian website, the report from MessageLabs said.

When users click on the link they will be brought to a page where a timer will start, encouraging them to take up a limited time offer to get the free health food sample.

Should the timer run out, an error message will appear, further prompting the user to sign up.

If the vistor proceeds with the order form, the confirmation page displays the following small print notifying the buyer of his or her liability for any future goods or services the supplier wishes to sell.