15-10-2008, 10:42 PM
Talking of putting the "hammer on the spammer"
Authorities shut down global spam ring
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Authorities shut down global spam ring
Quote:Authorities believe they have shut down one of the largest spam operations in the world which was being run out of Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Over the past few years the spammers sent out billions of emails encouraging people to click through to websites which allegedly used false claims to sell prescription drugs, "male enhancement" products and weight loss pills.
Three New Zealand men are now facing fines of about $200,000 for their role in the spamming operation.
One of the men now lives in Queensland.
The trio has made a lot of money, according to Keith Manch from New Zealand's Internal Affairs.
"I think we've seen around $US2 million that's been going through accounts related to them," he said.
In total, authorities received more than 3 million complaints about the spam emails.
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