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MS Gets $7 Million From Spammer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-nice-chunk-of-change dept.

pin_gween writes "Reuters UK reports that Microsoft has settled its spam suit against Scott Richter for $7 million. From the article: 'Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer had sued Richter in late 2003, asserting that he had sent, or helped other spammers send, billions of e-mail messages to consumers touting everything from herbal products to loan consolidation schemes.'"

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  1. Notable exception! by bani · · Score: 4, Informative

    Note that the settlement doesn't prevent richter from spamming.

    From TFA:
    Nevertheless, Richter said that he and his company had changed their e-mailing practices and pledged not to send spam to anyone who has not asked to be sent commercial e-mail.

    So supposedly, from now on he will only be mailing to users who have "opted in". Hmm.. sounds familiar.

  2. Re:Spam Translation - Read the little font by penix1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    To add spice to your already excellent post...

    There is a study floating around (can't recall where) that found that spammers aren't making money off the products they "offer". They are making their money by selling email addresses to other spammers. Email address harvesting is where the true spammer makes his bread...

    Still, how this translates into Microsoft getting the loot is beyond me.

    B.

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