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Originally Posted by RonUSMC
One of my first jobs at Microsoft was hunting down spammers. It was so depressing, because it was always someone like this.... someone 17-20, living in a trailer, with their girlfriend's mom that was trying to get money for surgery/pet surgery/mom's medicine, etc.
This is the reason spamming will be on forever. There is always some idiot that figures out the correct keyword to search for ... downloads and installs a bulk email program and begins spamming hoping to make money. Then they get scared because it is illegal now, and try to sell it to chumps. Its a never ending circle of idiocy.
Doesnt anyone else find it amazing that a program that can turn those sort of stats cannot even put $150 in his pocket? Or is it the fear of being put in jail?
Just my opinion.
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I think the US is the only country that sends spammers to jail, most other countries just slap them with a fine. Most spammers I have known couldn't care if they get fined, they have a pro working on protecting their assets and keeping everything out of their name. Just my
