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AOL Digs Up Yard for Spam Gold

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the online-treasure-map dept.

Registered Coward v2 writes "AOL is planning to dig in a MA couple's yard looking for buried gold and platinum owned by a spammer they successfully sued for spamming AOL. AOL said Tuesday it intends to search for gold and platinum bars the company suspects are hidden near the home of Davis Wolfgang Hawke's parents on two acres in Medfield, Massachusetts. The family said it will fight in court to oppose AOL's plans."

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  1. Sounds liek the RIAA again by 91degrees · · Score: 1, Troll

    No matter how irritating spam is, does it really deserve such extreme aggressive measures to punish the guilty?

    Perhaps those who agree with this are also the ones who agree that the RIAA are right to sue file sharers, but if not, isn't there a certain amount of hypocrisy here?

  2. Re:Nothing to hide? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Then it hit me: Tip off the FBI that Hoffa is buried under it.

    And you could have rebuilt the barn yourself for what it cost to get bailed out for the false statements to the FBI.