Spammers go to the Slammer

Driver 7 · Dec 12, 2003, 10:15 AM

A spammer in Virginia was arrested yesterday, and was charged for sending spam email. He is the first person to be charged with the new state law, that could get him up to 20 years in prison. He was arrested on four counts of using fraudulent means to transmit spam, said Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore.

The spammer was charged for violating limits on the number of messages a person can send and also for spoofing routing information, both of which are illegal under the Virginia law that carries penalties of 1-5 years in prison on each count. Roughly 50% of Internet traffic is being used to send Spam (Junk Email). New laws are being implemented in different states to stop spammers from sending unsolicited emails.

News Source: Overclockers Club

Markius · Dec 12, 2003, 10:37 AM

good...i hope he gets the full 20 years (but more than likely wont)

DriveEuro · Dec 12, 2003, 01:53 PM

So they're cracking down on this really tight?

Dec 12, 2003, 10:15 AM	#1
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	Spammers go to the Slammer A spammer in Virginia was arrested yesterday, and was charged for sending spam email. He is the first person to be charged with the new state law, that could get him up to 20 years in prison. He was arrested on four counts of using fraudulent means to transmit spam, said Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore. The spammer was charged for violating limits on the number of messages a person can send and also for spoofing routing information, both of which are illegal under the Virginia law that carries penalties of 1-5 years in prison on each count. Roughly 50% of Internet traffic is being used to send Spam (Junk Email). New laws are being implemented in different states to stop spammers from sending unsolicited emails. News Source: Overclockers Club

Dec 12, 2003, 10:37 AM	#2
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	good...i hope he gets the full 20 years (but more than likely wont) __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Dec 12, 2003, 01:53 PM	#3
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