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FTC Shuts Down Pop-Up Extortion Firm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-just-crazy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The FTC has shut down D Squared, a company that's been spamming via the Windows Messenger Pop-Up Service. In some cases, ads would pop-up every 10 minutes, and only advertised a $30 product that disabled similar pop-up ads. The FTC is slamming the extortion gauntlet on them. Interestingly, the FTC only caught onto all this because one of their own commissioners was among those getting spammed."

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  1. Hmmm.... by hookedup · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Spammer gets arrested for spamming an FBI agent.
    FTC has shut down D Squared for spamming one of their commissioners.

    Something isnt right here.... why is it _only_ when something starts affecting those in power, they decide to do something about it..

    So...do we have to wait for George W. Bush's pc to lock up while playing solitaire for the govt to move away from windows? (besides pentagon use)

  2. OK, new tactic against spam by MORTAR_COMBAT! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sign up the good people down at the FTC to as many SPAMmers as you can. Watch those SPAM shops get closed down in a hurry?

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    MORTAR COMBAT!