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Kafka · 05-08-2003, 04:16 PM

EarthLink Wins $16 Mln Suit Against E-Mail Spammer
Wed May 7, 2003 07:59 PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amid rising consumer anger over unsolicited e-mail flooding into inboxes, a judge in New York granted Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. ELNK.O a $16.4 million judgment against a Buffalo, New York, spammer.
The U.S. government and companies increasingly go on the offensive against spam; e-mail that touts everything from consumer financing and online pornography to instant college degrees and get-rich-quick schemes.

U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash granted EarthLink monetary damages and ruled that Howard Carmack, also known as the 'Buffalo Spammer,' would be prevented from ever again illegally spamming any Internet user, regardless of the user's Web service provider.

Carmack and his accomplices had used stolen credit cards, identity theft and banking fraud to create bogus e-mail accounts to send more than 825 million illegal spam e-mails since March 2002, the lawsuit said.

'Obtaining a judgment against a spammer like Carmack benefits all Internet users, and the judge's decision today is a significant victory against spam,' Karen Cashion, assistant general counsel for EarthLink, said in a statement.

bikinihouse · 05-08-2003, 04:19 PM

I fucking hate spam.

AdultNex · 05-08-2003, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by bikinihouse

I fucking hate spam.

I like spam, especially when it's grilled with BBQ sauce.

DeanCapture · 05-08-2003, 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by bikinihouse

I fucking hate spam.

Yea - what he said

kenny · 05-08-2003, 04:37 PM

I am going to sue all the spammers for a sum no less then $250,000,000,000,000

Yes a quarter quadrillion for my pain and suffering

manuelk · 05-08-2003, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by AdultNex

I like spam, especially when it's grilled with BBQ sauce.

hmm i am hungry now

playa · 05-08-2003, 05:00 PM

he's more of a crook

assistant27 · 05-08-2003, 06:48 PM

05-08-2003, 04:16 PM	#1
Kafka Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 466	$16 Mln Suit Against E-Mail Spammer EarthLink Wins $16 Mln Suit Against E-Mail Spammer Wed May 7, 2003 07:59 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amid rising consumer anger over unsolicited e-mail flooding into inboxes, a judge in New York granted Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. ELNK.O a $16.4 million judgment against a Buffalo, New York, spammer. The U.S. government and companies increasingly go on the offensive against spam; e-mail that touts everything from consumer financing and online pornography to instant college degrees and get-rich-quick schemes. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Thrash granted EarthLink monetary damages and ruled that Howard Carmack, also known as the 'Buffalo Spammer,' would be prevented from ever again illegally spamming any Internet user, regardless of the user's Web service provider. Carmack and his accomplices had used stolen credit cards, identity theft and banking fraud to create bogus e-mail accounts to send more than 825 million illegal spam e-mails since March 2002, the lawsuit said. 'Obtaining a judgment against a spammer like Carmack benefits all Internet users, and the judge's decision today is a significant victory against spam,' Karen Cashion, assistant general counsel for EarthLink, said in a statement.

05-08-2003, 06:48 PM	#8
assistant27 So Fucking Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 256	cool

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bikinihouse Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 843	I fucking hate spam.

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kenny Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,245	I am going to sue all the spammers for a sum no less then $250,000,000,000,000 Yes a quarter quadrillion for my pain and suffering

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playa Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: atlanta, GA Posts: 6,432	he's more of a crook