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"Nigerian" Spammer Arrested

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sad-that-this-is-a-genre-now dept.

Roger_Wilco writes "According to The Globe and Mail, a "Nigerian" spammer has been charged with with first-degree attempted larceny. Hopefully we'll get a few less of that spam now."

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  1. Re:We finally got one? by Frymaster · · Score: 4, Insightful
    exactly!

    we had a war on drugs. there are still drugs. we had a war on terrorism. didn't stop that either. why should a war on spam fare any better?

    the problem with all these wars is that they are supply-side. as long as there is a demand, there were will be a supplier. fine the suppliers, arrest the suppliers... hell, kill them even. but while there still exist the droves of doe-eyed sheep (mix those metaphors!) who are willing to buy "spam-vertized" goods and services, there will be spammers.

    this arrest will in the long and medium term acheive nothing.

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