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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. they're not getting $7 million by rich42 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    the article says "agreed to pay $7 million to Microsoft" not "gets $7 million" there's a big difference.

    Microsoft's odds of actually seeing the money are about as likely as a spammer "unsubscribing" you.