Yahoo Messenger spam becomes insufferable

The spam via Yahoo Messenger is becoming insufferable--and the junk messages are piling up.

In recent weeks, I've received anywhere from six to a dozen spam IMs a day. I use Yahoo's spam reporting feature yet they keep coming. I plan to follow up with Yahoo to see why this spam problem has ballooned on Messenger.

Exhibit A:

And Exhibit B:

Meanwhile, the spam messages keep coming--I got another 4 overnight. Anyone out there seeing the same trend with Yahoo? AOL IM has been a spam free IM experience for me.