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Spammer Gets $11 Billion Fine
Spad writes "It's not a typo, The Inquirer (amongst others) is reporting that an Iowa-based ISP has been awarded $11.2 billion in a case against spammer James McCalla, who was found guilty of sending over 280 million illegal spam emails. Under state law, the ISP was entitled to $10 per illegal e-mail sent. According to the Quad-City Times, McCalla has also been banned from using a computer for 3 years. From the article: "CIS acknowledged that it is unlikely to see any of the judgment money but said that it was time that spammers learnt that their actions would result in an economic death penalty"."
...with soft viagra.
That's ok. MR JAMES MCCALLA read an email a week ago about how to get out of debt by declaring bankruptcy.
CIS acknowledged that it is unlikely to see any of the judgement money but said that it was time that spammers learnt that their actions would result in an economic death penalty.
Why does that sentence look weird?
(going to google.com)
define: learnt
---No definitions were found for learnt.
Well at least we learnt one thing today.
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
Perhaps he should contact his friend in Nigeria.
Be a real patriot: Question authority. Think for yourself. Formulate your own conclusions.
Frank: Gentlemen, I propose we send a message to tobacco companies everywhere by fining the Spammers infinity billion dollars!
Congressman: That's the spirit Frank! But I think a real number might be more effective.
No one cares what your captcha was
Houston TX, USA
How is counting every infringing download of a song equivalent to purchasing the album at full retail? You've got to pick a number somewhere.
I think they should have cut his nuts off instead.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Would someone please forward the following to James McCalla for me, it seems they've been trying to reach him for some time!
----
FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
Prize Remittance Division (PRD)
RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION
FILE REF NO: 07- 321786542
FAST NO: 2912144
LOTTO REF: FL/0507/FAST
Dear Prize Winner,
This email confirms that you have received from the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL an official notification of your lotto winning in the FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T) played on the 1st of january 2006, at our lottery office complex Trafford, London.
You have won a FREELOTTO PRIZE OF £ 500,000 [five hundred thousand pounds sterlings], a prize payout of your winning has been approved by the FREELOTTO GROUP. In accordance with the United Kingdom lottery ordinance, you are authorized as the lotto prize winner to request claims of your winning prize.
The FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET (F.A.S.T) GAME is an online promotional program organized by the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL. A total of 500,000 different email addresses are entered for the FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T).
SINCERELY,
ROBERT A. V. BENARD,
GROUP PRESIDENT - FLG
fak3r.com
He's not, he's just supposed to have a -35000 or so credt rating for the rest of his life.
And good for him too, after all, he should know of a business or two that'll give him a car or mortgauge no matter WHAT his credit rating.*
It IS nice to see someone take it in the monitary browneye like this tho.
* certain restrictions may apply
Personally I love my server setup to deal with Spam: greylisting -> postfix -> mailscanner -> razor2 -> pyzor -> dcc checks -> spam assassin -> clamav -> bitdefender -> mailscanner -> ~/Maildir I haven't had a real spam get into my INBOX in months
Wow, do you get any mail at all?
that will provide him with the money, if he in turn helps this high official in wiring money to the US.
...and the spelling nazis at the same time! Guess I learnt my lesson :(
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
To let the punishment fit the crime, a source of innocent merriment would be to let everyone he spammed slap him in the face--once for each spam. "He's no fun, he fell right over!"
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
[QUOTE]Does it only apply to PC's, or would this guy not even be able to use the friar at McDonalds?[/QUOTE]
I hope you mean fryer, cause I don't want to imagine a viagra spammer using a monk in any way.
I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've passed up opportunities to get laid because I was just too busy deleting spam...
Be a real patriot: Question authority. Think for yourself. Formulate your own conclusions.
greylisting -> postfix -> mailscanner -> razor2 -> pyzor -> dcc checks -> spam assassin -> clamav -> bitdefender -> mailscanner -> ~/Maildir
I'm going to send you an email about Nigerian unaccredited penis enlargement viagra. I'm guessing your computer will catch on fire.
The opinions stated herein do not necessarily represent those of anybody at all. Deal with it.
Sure he does. The subject line reads: "lol this is not spam"
What's your g/f's number? And your email address?
Yeah, but his computer takes two weeks to deliver!
The race isn't always to the swift... but that's the way to bet!
$280m * $10 = $2.8b ( != $11b )
maybe they converted to Canadian for bigger effect...
It's only a model.
Well, yes, actually.
Minor inconvenience x 280 million = One Big Freaking Inconvenince to Society.
And as they say: if you can't do the time, don't send the spam.
They won't pay any taxes that way, but their attorney will take 40%. ;)
Yes, it's true! The ISP was indeed awarded $11,600,000,000. However, it's currently locked away in a foreign bank account. I am the only person with access to the money. But, I need your help... If you wire $25,000 to me, I can retreive the full amount from the bank account. Then, we sill split the money, 50/50. And, you can trust me because I am the First Major Captain Commander of the Nigerian Bank Association. (Please send the $25,000 to be via PayPal).
He'd be SOOO much less boned if he only owed them $2.8bn...
$11 billion? No problem. Now he has a reason to respond to the several debt consolidation services that advertise "a low monthly payment", and the home equity loan lines that "guarantee a loan despite bad credit". -- Hiten