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"Buffalo Spammer" Gets 3.5 to 7 Years

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the serves-him-right dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Howard Carmak, aka the 'Buffalo spammer,' has been sentenced to jail time for his spamming activities. Interestingly, the conviction was not for spamming per se, but rather stealing someone's identity, which he then used to launch his spam messages."

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  1. First Post by vudujava · · Score: 0, Troll

    No way...

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  2. Did anyone else notice by MisterFancypants · · Score: 0, Troll
    That Slashdot is BROKEN?

    Maybe if they saved some money by switching to Windows Server 2003 (lower TOC! Just see banner ads running all over this site for proof!), they could afford a better admin.

  3. Re:3.5-7 Seems a little light by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Are you insane? If you steal someone's identity, don't they still have it? Don't they still call themselves "Joe Blow", have a shrewish mom and alcoholic dad, live in a shitty house in a shitty suburb? Didn't they still go to that 2nd tier state school and almost catch the attention of the farm league baseball agent?

    Really, you /. hypocrites, if it's okay to copy music files, it's okay to copy identities.

    Identities want to be free!

  4. Re:Bye bye, Howard, it's been fun reading about yo by The+I+Shing · · Score: 0, Troll

    He's nerdy, he's overweight, but he's not a white guy.

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