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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.'"

3 of 373 comments (clear)

  1. HotMail by anandpur · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HotMail is cash cow now.

  2. Bloodhound Gang says by el+cisne · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We don't need to water, let the motherf*cker burn, Burn motherf*cker, burn.

  3. Hey! by ebbyfish · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I submitted this story first. How come I was rejected! Man I must suck!

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