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Aussie Spammer Faces Millions in Fines

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-bills dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An alleged Australian spammer could face millions in fines if he's found guilty of breaking the country's anti-spam laws, reports ZDNet. The Australian Communications Authority alleges that Wayne Mansfield and his company, Clarity 1, sent at least 56 million commercial e-mails in the 12 months after the Spam Act was enacted in April 2004."

12 of 173 comments (clear)

  1. Wow by dreamquick · · Score: 2, Funny

    An anti-spam law that works like it's supposed to, didn't think those babies existed!

  2. Re:Glad by Aussie · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm glad that I don't live in Austrailia.

    I'm glad too.

  3. Theft of service? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Remember it's not theft if the server's still available to process other email.

  4. Re:Death! by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's a good torture.

    Force him to copy every spam he's ever sent...in longhand.

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  5. Re:Fines, hm? by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 3, Funny


    Hmm...you sound awfully knowledgeable on this topic...

    Mabye because...you TOO are a dirty SPAMMER???

    Get him, boys!!! ^_^

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  6. Warnings by propagandize · · Score: 2, Funny

    From TFA:
    An ACA spokesperson told ZDNet Australia Mansfield had received several warnings before it raided his company premises in April.

    Of course they all went into his spam folder.

  7. Re:Death! by tobiasly · · Score: 5, Funny
    Anyone know if there's a death penalty in Australia?

    Please list suitable tortures for spammers.

    Have you people heard of the notion of "innocent until proven guilty"? It says an alleged Australian spammer. Let's make sure he really is Australian before we start jumping to conclusions.

  8. Re:Theres some email in my spam by Bvardi · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Anyone who sends bulk spam emails should be rounded up and shot. Well, maybe publicly humiliated first and then shot.

    Slowly."

    It's rather difficult to shoot someone slowly - pretty much it works like this....

    Not shot.... Not shot..... Not shot..... *BANG*
    Shot.

    I suppose you could push the bullet in with some kind of stick if you were particularly vicious and/or desiring to save on gunpowder.....

  9. Lethal Cailis/Viarga injection by putko · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think they need to give him a lethal injection of Viagra/Cialis.

    "Surprise your girlfriend."

    Forcibly lengthen his penis -- the punishment needs to fit the crime.

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  10. Re:Fines, hm? by Analogy+Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    To steal my favorite +5 Funny Slashdot ever, 15 years would be fine if..."His cellmate had a lifetime supply of penis enlargement cream and herbal viagra."

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  11. evironmentally sound choice - rats ahead of frogs by wadiwood · · Score: 2, Funny

    We've got way too many rats and not nearly enough frogs.

    Let's eat (well cooked) rat. With lots of garlic butter sauce.

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  12. It couldn't happen to a better scumbag by merc · · Score: 2, Funny

    As far as spammers go, Wayne Mansfield is one of the worst. Once he's safe in his jail cell I'm considering sending his cell-mates a generous supply of viagra and herbal penis-growth pills.

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