Hum Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A spammer whom authorities say e-mailed more than 9 billion unwanted advertisements for products like erection pills faces a hefty fine: If he needs headache medication or debt relief there's probably an unsolicited ad in his own inbox. Dutch authorities have levied a $97,000 fine on an unidentified man for sending "unsolicited electronic messages to consumers to promote erection enhancement pills, pornographic Web sites, sex products and such," the country's telecommunications watchdog said Friday in a statement. It was the largest such fine levied by the watchdog, known by its Dutch acronym OPTA. OPTA said it considered several factors, including the sheer volume of the messages, saying the 9 billion was a "minimum" estimate. :blink: "Another aggravating factor was that this person used hundreds of so-called proxies," OPTA said. That's a common spamming technique in which computers of unsuspecting users are commandeered, often using viruses or other malicious software, to conceal the messages' true origins, making them more likely to slip by anti-spam filters. Authorities say the man earned at least $52,000 from sending the spam in the year before he was caught on Nov. 1, 2005. The spammer had argued in his defense that he had already stopped sending spam by the time he was caught, "not because he realized that what he was doing was a violation of the law, but because he simply wasn't earning enough money by sending the messages," OPTA said. The Netherlands outlawed spam in May 2004. OPTA said Microsoft Corp. had helped in its investigation by gathering evidence. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 That's a lot of e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noroom Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 So-called proxies? I think they mean so-called zombies. :p I hate spammers. They're a really low life-form. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspiria Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 At first look I thought it meant "Dutch man fined 9 billion dollars for spam e-mails." That would've been just a tad over the excessive side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAINMAN Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 not really a big enough fine for the amount of emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phate Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 a dollar per email? Maybe we'll all stop getting emails from MyCanadianPharmacy seling VIhAGRA and CALiIAS and other sh!t Good day, Vi_gra $1, 80 Ci_lis $3, 00 Lev_tra $3, 35 http://www.progenyid%.com ( Important Remove "%" ) Buy V.Ih.A.G.R.A NOW and SAVE up to 80 %! http://greatfriedrice.info/?ea8edW843bT3ef8d2b3e1bf1Sdf50733 Shop Online ! Dear Home 0wner , Are you fed up with paying too much mortgage interest? Your approval is waiting. You can receive $228,000 for $678 per month. Please respond Right Now. http://yaokao16.com Best Regards Erna Oakes Over a several millions men have been helped with the potent ingredients in Pen-is Growth Patch - men have experienced bigger size, deeper penetration more action, and super-satisfying results for themselves and their partners. Don't be left behind! Take advantage of price specials going on now. Click here and visit our site! http://www.sekwento.net/ These are just a few of the ones i've gotten in the past day, I get like 40 a day, every day. its the biggest **** take ever, it makes me suicidal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagjohn Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 At first look I thought it meant "Dutch man fined 9 billion dollars for spam e-mails."That would've been just a tad over the excessive side. LOL, I was thinking they should flog him first or may be yet, put him in prison with some guys who have taken the viagra that he's been flogging. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGeorge Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 They should make him ingest a viagra for every email he sent out :) I get so many spam emails telling me to "Pump up my stump!" that I'm starting to feel insecure..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted February 3, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 3, 2007 An appropriate fine would be the cost of all that bandwidth wasted to send out this crap. First it was just text, then deliberately misspelled text, then text with some random nonsense story inserted into it, then the removal of Re: tags, and then inserting an image... argh. I sense the next tactic is inserting hidden controls for spyware purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 9 billion e-mails ??? 1.5 for every person on Earth. 5 e-mails for everyone who has a computer ? His fingers must be real tired ! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 What did you expect? He's Dutch. v_v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 What did you expect? He's Dutch. v_v What do you mean by this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Dam 97000usd is too little.....they should sue him 1usd per spam email he sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Reid Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I wonder how many times he e-mailed himself Dam 97000usd is too little.....they should sue him 1usd per spam email he sent out. A fine of 5 billion might have been a little too much im joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePitt Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Dutch authorities have levied a $97,000 fine Authorities say the man earned at least $52,000 1st at all, Thank God for that place called Europe. I think the americans expect something like castration and amputation of his right arm. Yea, they like to be strong with ppl like this. 2nd, $52,000 for 9 billions mails?. Give me a break. He can earn more with the minimal wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 What do you mean by this? Nothing actually.. I'm Dutch myself so, just a lame joke. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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