A felony spam conviction...
NINE years!
Friday, April 8, 2005 by goodmorphing | Discussion: Internet
LEESBURG, Va. - A man convicted in the nation’s first felony case against illegal spamming was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for bombarding Internet users with millions of junk e-mails.
He made $750K a month from our inboxes!
Hazylunarrain
Reply #3 Friday, April 8, 2005 8:48 PM
Reply #3 Friday, April 8, 2005 8:48 PM
Yeah, That does seem kinda out there... I don't spam, and it annoy's the crap outta me... But WOW 
Good to know it's being taken seriously though. While I think this is a little harsh maybe it will get some people's attention.
Good to know it's being taken seriously though. While I think this is a little harsh maybe it will get some people's attention.
WebGizmos
Reply #4 Friday, April 8, 2005 9:01 PM
Reply #4 Friday, April 8, 2005 9:01 PM
$750K a month!?...Damn! ....I mean uh....good thing they caught him! 
And yeah....9 years is alittle over the top. A nice sized fine would have been more on order.
....I mean uh....good thing they caught him! 
And yeah....9 years is alittle over the top. A nice sized fine would have been more on order.
47songs
Reply #5 Friday, April 8, 2005 9:42 PM
Reply #5 Friday, April 8, 2005 9:42 PM
I hate spam also, but it sounds as if this person is a scapegoat.
RickWP
Reply #7 Friday, April 8, 2005 10:05 PM
Reply #7 Friday, April 8, 2005 10:05 PM
Scapegoat? or harsh? NO. The guy commited acts of fraud and basically stole money from people via his spam. I think the sentence is too soft. He'll get out in 9 years and live it up on the millions he stole from people. I think he should spend his jail time writing out checks to all the people he stole from. Maybe just send him to jail for the amount of time that would take... How could anyone feel sorry for this guy?!?
Corky_O
Reply #8 Friday, April 8, 2005 11:13 PM
Reply #8 Friday, April 8, 2005 11:13 PM
"If you can't do the time, don't do the crime".
Old saying from my generation.
Old saying from my generation.
WebGizmos
Reply #9 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:03 AM
Reply #9 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:03 AM
The thing I don't get is...why do people "still" fall for crap like that? I mean really...it's been around long enough and you'd have to been living in a cave to not know about it. Not justifying what the guy did...but really....are people still that stupid? 
thomassen
Reply #10 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:30 AM
Reply #10 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:30 AM
I don't laugh when I read stuff like that. I get very angry and upset that people can be so stupid, selfish and whatelse I think which I won't meantion here.
WebGizmos
Reply #11 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:52 AM
Reply #11 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:52 AM
I just set filters on my pc to send junk like that to my junk folder. And if I don't recognize an address from a sender I just delete it. But I get very little spam in my email. 
Jafo
Reply #12 Saturday, April 9, 2005 9:15 AM
Reply #12 Saturday, April 9, 2005 9:15 AM
Citizen little_whip ...take your little war elsewhere, thanks.
Jafo
Reply #13 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:24 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, April 9, 2005 7:24 PM
| certain forms of spamming are illegal, |
In Australia all forms of 'spamming' are illegal.
Unsolicited bulk email is all it takes to be on the wrong side of the law. Unfortunately 99.9% of all spam originates off-shore.
joeKnowledge
Reply #14 Saturday, April 9, 2005 9:01 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, April 9, 2005 9:01 PM
700k a month?
People are really rediculous.
He could have stopped a long time ago and used his money to find a real job, invest or what have you.
Instead, he continues to send emails.
joeKnowledge goes of to email people...
People are really rediculous.
He could have stopped a long time ago and used his money to find a real job, invest or what have you.
Instead, he continues to send emails.
joeKnowledge goes of to email people...
Weaksid
Reply #15 Sunday, April 10, 2005 5:15 PM
Reply #15 Sunday, April 10, 2005 5:15 PM
I thought the person in Texas was the first that was punished for the spamming first???
RAd_Tad
Reply #16 Monday, April 11, 2005 1:15 AM
Reply #16 Monday, April 11, 2005 1:15 AM
That dude should be given an atomic wedge for every junk mail he sent...
wizmonster
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:41 AM
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:41 AM
I wonder how many states other than Virginia are considering similar laws and/or actions?
Weaksid
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:05 AM
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:05 AM
This will tell you -> http://www.spamlaws.com/state/summary.shtml
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Reply #1 Friday, April 8, 2005 3:06 PM