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Da Dego · 31st May 2007, 15:43

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/05...ammer_busted/1

One of the world's top ten spammers, along with his staff, has been nabbed by US authorities.

Hells_Bliss · 31st May 2007, 15:47

boyah, stick him in prison. Make sure his cell mate is some bubba that's had to deal with lots of spam

Krikkit · 31st May 2007, 15:51

Good news all round tbh, spam is a very low thing, and I'm sure the number of people who pay attention to it are plummeting every day as people become more and more web-wise. Hopefully we can see the days of big spamming numbered, although finding the rest of these sneaky gits will be tricky.

capnPedro · 31st May 2007, 15:55

Bah, just put a bounty out on the other nine. They'll be brought to the authorities in a matter of months. Dead or alive

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gvblake22 · 31st May 2007, 15:55

Burn baby, BURN!!!
I hope they are able to track down more of these people every day and start ridding the world of this spam nonsense!

bilbothebaggins · 31st May 2007, 15:58

Good to see that american law does some good sometime

May he rot in that cell.

Though ... I somehow doubt that this will have any visible effect on the amount of spam we see in our mailboxes ...

-btb-

Mother-Goose · 31st May 2007, 16:10

Dunno what the cat has got to do with this but it is CUTE!

Death penalty for spammers!

DXR_13KE · 31st May 2007, 16:13

i hope someone fills his "mailbox" with "spam" while he is in prison.

trig · 31st May 2007, 16:25

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

i hope someone fills his "mailbox" with "spam" while he is in prison.

if by "mailbox" you mean "a place where electronic mail goes until the intended recipient or his/her representative is able to access their email application" and by "spam" you mean "spam" then i agree...if you had any other meaning then i have no idea what you are talking about...

sinizterguy · 31st May 2007, 16:31

Thats great ... If they could get the rest of the million of them it would be better. They deserve life imprisonment with no parole.

MrWillyWonka · 31st May 2007, 16:49

One problem I see, there is a new top 10, there will always be a top 10 until theres only 9 of them left!

I need to see figures to see if spam numbers will drop...

completemadness · 31st May 2007, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWillyWonka

One problem I see, there is a new top 10, there will always be a top 10 until there's only 9 of them left!

I need to see figures to see if spam numbers will drop...

well said

however, its nice to finally see some good action against these spamming *****

Hopefully this will send a message out to other wannabee spammers that if they are caught there are serious consequences

HugoB · 31st May 2007, 17:22

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

(sorry, couldn't resist)

I can't say I get any spam mail... but maybe I'm just lucky

pendragon · 31st May 2007, 17:23

this guy needs to be banned from being anywhere within a 50' radius from a computer.. .hopefully he won't get 'computer' privileges while being in jail

that would be the ultimate irony.

gpw111 · 31st May 2007, 17:43

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Originally Posted by Hells_Bliss

boyah, stick him in prison. Make sure his cell mate is some bubba that's had to deal with lots of spam

yeah. he should have to share a cell with lots of men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship!

Lineage · 31st May 2007, 18:13

20 mil email only cost $500.... how can he payoff the 17mil lawsuit?

Hells_Bliss · 31st May 2007, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lineage

20 mil email only cost $500.... how can he payoff the 17mil lawsuit?

real easy:

An estimated 55 billion e-mail spam were sent each day in June 2006, an increase of 25 billion per day from June 2005

DXR_13KE · 31st May 2007, 18:54

all of that is clogging the intarnet tubes :P

Gman22 · 31st May 2007, 21:12

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aggrivated identity theft

I can't help myself...should be aggravated.

This is great that this guy can't spam anymore! Less spam in my mailbox!

Gman22

samkiller42 · 31st May 2007, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpw111

yeah. he should have to share a cell with lots of men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship!

And the only way that would have happened is due to the emails trying to sell viagra etc, now that would be ironic

Sam

31st May 2007, 15:43	#1
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bilbothebaggins Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 113	Good to see that american law does some good sometime May he rot in that cell. Though ... I somehow doubt that this will have any visible effect on the amount of spam we see in our mailboxes ... -btb-

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31st May 2007, 16:13	#8
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	i hope someone fills his "mailbox" with "spam" while he is in prison. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

31st May 2007, 16:31	#10
sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 5,462	Thats great ... If they could get the rest of the million of them it would be better. They deserve life imprisonment with no parole. __________________ Nothing here. Go away and dont bother me.

31st May 2007, 16:49	#11
MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	One problem I see, there is a new top 10, there will always be a top 10 until theres only 9 of them left! I need to see figures to see if spam numbers will drop... __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig: Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors

31st May 2007, 17:22	#13
HugoB H to the U to the G to the O to the B Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ThrustingReviews HQ Posts: 1,194	WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (sorry, couldn't resist) I can't say I get any spam mail... but maybe I'm just lucky __________________ TrustedReviews.com - things I write about for a job

31st May 2007, 17:23	#14
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31st May 2007, 18:54	#18
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	all of that is clogging the intarnet tubes :P __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!