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Spammer Profile: Scott Richter

prostoalex writes "Westword.com published an article on Scott Richter, the owner of what is supposedly the nation's fastest-growing online marketing company, which mostly specialized in sending out those unsolicited electronic mail messages. Richter is the guy currently being sued by New York Attorney General and Microsoft Corporation for sending out nearly 9000 e-mails only to Hotmail accounts."

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  1. Spam time! by ChaoticChaos · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTF is HIS email address???

    1. Re:Spam time! by DrEldarion · · Score: 5, Funny

      ... and, for good measure, make sure you also do webmaster@optinbig.com, optinbig@optinbig.com, admin@optinbig.com, abuse@optinbig.com, scottrichter@optinbig.com, srichter@optinbig.com, and whatever else you can think of.

  2. Write your congress-critter! by Scott+Lockwood · · Score: 5, Funny

    Voice your support for the Death Penalty for spamers!

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  3. Fatal allergies? by The+I+Shing · · Score: 4, Funny

    By any chance, does that article mention anything that he's fatally allergic to, say, something that could be purchased in bulk from a supermarket?

    Just wondering.

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  4. Booo! ... oh wait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's a spammer! Burn him!

    Oh wait, he's spamming Microsoft Hotmail accounts? Oh hey man welcome back to the community!

  5. The best part is... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    ...that you'll die sooner or later, and then you won't get any more spam.

    Unless of course there's life after death, in which case you'll probably get spamned for all eternity.

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  6. I can't believe I am saying this.... by Rydian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Woohoo! Go Microsoft!

    I hope you win this one.

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  7. Re:surprise by dzym · · Score: 4, Funny

    Idiots are worth $2 apiece? :)

  8. Re:"The Internet Is Not Free" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    C'mon, man. Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.

  9. Re:"The Internet Is Not Free" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    There needs to be a new moderation:

    "fucking pissed off, but right."

  10. The best line in the article is the last... by Frennzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    The sign on the window next to the entrance of OptInRealBig's offices in Westminster leaves no room for misunderstanding. Or irony.

    NO SOLICITING.

  11. Re:"The Internet Is Not Free" by NineNine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you thought about maybe getting a hobby... like heavy drug use?

  12. Size M@tters by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny
    He'll be about an eight inch tall, squashed under my shoe if I ever meet him.

    Yeah, but then he'll just take some herbal vi@gra and grow back to 6'1", because everyone knows it makes pricks get bigger.

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  13. Obligatory bash.org quote... by Zone-MR · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penisses, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.