It is an attempt by the SPAMers to avoid SPAM software that takes a hash of the SPAM and blocks SPAM on machines based on these hash values. There are some anti-SPAM "solutions" out there that basically relies on the users to mark email as SPAM. When they do, the client machines send the hash of the SPAM up to the service provider, which shares these hashes with all other subscribers. So, if the same exact SPAM is sent to another user it would automatically get blocked. These random characters change the hash value, and hence this method of blocking SPAM is ineffective.
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