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Spammer settles with MS and Texas

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the whack-a-mole dept.

RedOregon writes "One of the world's most notorious spammers has settled lawsuits with the state [of Texas] and Microsoft Corp. that cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced him to stop sending the e-mails."

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  1. Dear reader... by advocate_one · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have recently had to settle with my creditors for the sum of $1 million... could you please send some money to down_to_my_last_BMW.guy@spam.city.com I promise I will not do it again, and with the grace of God, your donation and kindness will set me on the true path

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    Donald 'Duck' Dunn: We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
  2. Re:So sad by MrSquirrel · · Score: 4, Funny

    spammers aren't people. now, soylent green -- that's another story!

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    A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
  3. Re:too bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I should pimp out your mom... shady, I know... but hey... college ain't cheap these days...

  4. But he's turned a new leaf, don't ya see?? by BeneDux · · Score: 1, Funny
    He's trying to help us now. He's in the trenches with all of the victims of spam across the country. He's offering us his unique knowledge to help protect us now. He's one of us, guys, really. Here's a sample quote off of his Anti-Spam blog that will show you that his kind of knowledge is just what we need in this spam jihad.

    http://combatspam.blogspot.com/

    How's this for inside info from a veteran spammer?
    "Do not put your email address on your website. Email spiders look across all websites looking for email addresses that can be used to spam."

    and this one...
    "If you do start getting emails, unsubscribe yourself from those emails as soon as you get those emails."

    Wait, there's more!
    "If a spammer is being persistent, then you can report the spammer to its ISP. This starts to get technical...[extreme technical info about using tracert from a DOS command window]"

    Oh boy, thanks to Ryan Pitylak, we really have those spammers on the run now!!!

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    In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.