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Spammer Lance Atkinson Fined $16 Million
Nashville Guy writes "According to Australia's The Age, 'A New Zealand man living in Queensland and believed to be behind the world's largest spam operation, has been ordered to pay more than $16 million for running the illegal enterprise. Lance Atkinson, 26, originally from Christchurch, was living in Pelican Waters on the Sunshine Coast when the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had his assets frozen last year. ... The FTC found Atkinson and American Jody Smith were at the centre of the world's largest internet spam operation, dubbed 'AffKing,' having recruited spammers from around the world.'"
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When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
He was also told to apologise to everyone he'd sent spam to.
Foolishly, the court allowed him to send these apologies via email.
Summation 2
...where he would pay the fine or go to jail and share a cell with men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.
... so he’d have to be extradited, unless he foolishly decided to come here for some reason
Oh, that's easy. Just send him an email claiming to be from a former New Zealand prince and ambassador to the US, who has $1 million locked up in a US bank account which can't be accessed unless someone travels to the US to make the withdrawal on his behalf.
... and then they built the supercollider.
I don't know...I suspect there are a few Nigerian aristocrats who might like to have a go at him.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - K
Lets face it Australia is a prison colony anyway, so by definition he is already doing time :)