FTC Goes After Spammers · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 12, 2002 @09:34AM from the not-enough-iron-in-that-velvet-glove dept.

klaun writes: "Yahoo has an article about the FTC launching a crackdown on deceptive unsolicited email. Basically they are after scammers offering easy money quick, not the average 'get porn here' type of spam. There is more info at the in a press release at the FTC's website." TheGreatGraySkwid amplifies, saying that this story "tells of an FTC crackdown on Spammers, that had resulted in charges (settled) against 7 chain-letter ring spammers, and several pending cases. I know I could use some Spam relief..." The settlement, unfortunately, isn't exactly stern stuff: the seven spammers "agreed to refrain from participating in deceptive schemes in the future, or lying about the legality or potential earnings from any such schemes."

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Bernard Shifman Is A Moron Spammer by forged · 2002-02-12 22:06 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This always makes me think of BSIAMS and to whatever may have happened to him lately, after his spamming activities (and threats to sue!!) were originally reported on slashdot.

Anyone has had some news, or has received a resume from him ?