Spammer Gets Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison - GoFuckYourself.com

KRL · 05-28-2004, 04:41 AM

Spammer Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A man who sent 850 million junk e-mails through accounts he opened with stolen identities was sentenced to up to seven years in prison on Thursday.

Atlanta-based Internet service provider Earthlink Inc. said it hoped the sentence and an earlier $16.4 million civil judgment against Howard Carmack will deter other spammers.

"Before spammers send one more spam e-mail, we think they should remember that what happened to Howard Carmack can happen to them," said Karen Casion, Earthlink's assistant general counsel.

Jurors sentenced Carmack to seven years for convictions in March of forgery, identity theft and falsifying business records. He must serve a minimum 3 1/2 years.

Earthlink said Carmack ran 343 illegal e-mail accounts under false names from 2002 until his arrest last May, using them to send unsolicited e-mail ads for things like get-rich-quick schemes and sexual enhancers.

Carmack told the judge he believed the case against him was overblown, saying there were no victims. "I obviously regret this whole involvement," he said.

Carmack was convicted of defrauding EarthLink and eight men from New York, Ohio and Washington, D.C. Last May, the company won a $16.4 million civil judgment against Carmack.

Hustlin Entertainment · 05-28-2004, 04:43 AM

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Jurors sentenced Carmack to seven years for convictions in March of forgery, identity theft and falsifying business records.

He got sentenced for identity theft not for "spamming".

EviLGuY · 05-28-2004, 04:44 AM

I heard a spammer killed a guy once and got life in prison. "SPAMMER GETS LIFE IN PRISON!"

KRL · 05-28-2004, 04:44 AM

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Originally posted by Hustlin Entertainment
He got sentenced for identity theft not for "spamming".

LOL yeh fake GFY nicks are next.

polish_aristocrat · 05-28-2004, 04:45 AM

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Originally posted by EviLGuY
I heard a spammer killed a guy once and got life in prison. "SPAMMER GETS LIFE IN PRISON!"

lol, how about a spammer-terrorist?

KRL · 05-28-2004, 04:46 AM

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Originally posted by Hustlin Entertainment
He got sentenced for identity theft not for "spamming".

The identity theft was all the fake e-mail accounts he setup at Earthlink to do his spamming.

EviLGuY · 05-28-2004, 04:46 AM

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Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
lol, how about a spammer-terrorist?

That'd be a great headline!

Digipimp · 05-28-2004, 04:46 AM

i wish all spammers went to prison

EviLGuY · 05-28-2004, 04:48 AM

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Originally posted by Digipimp
i wish all spammers went to prison

They have computers in prisons these days.. I bet they'd still spam us.

strobi · 05-28-2004, 05:35 AM

hope indeed it's more than jsut spamming. Getting jailtime (7 years!) for just 850 million mails is harch! A decent spammer sends that amount in like 1 month

mrgica · 05-28-2004, 06:43 AM

Im glad to hear that I hope that we can stop spammers and virus creators one day, imagine no viruses and spam e-mails?
huh

TweetyBird · 05-28-2004, 06:44 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
LOL yeh fake GFY nicks are next.

lol

Lykos · 05-28-2004, 06:50 AM

7 years?wow

That will teach some ppl to stop spamming i hope

Evelyn · 05-28-2004, 06:53 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
LOL yeh fake GFY nicks are next.

Next?! Don't you mean passe?

Jer · 05-28-2004, 06:59 AM

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Originally posted by strobi
Getting jailtime (7 years!) for just 850 million mails is harch!

Just?

Paul -C- · 05-28-2004, 07:01 AM

I wonder how much money he made from those emails

05-28-2004, 04:41 AM	#1
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	Spammer Gets Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison Spammer Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A man who sent 850 million junk e-mails through accounts he opened with stolen identities was sentenced to up to seven years in prison on Thursday. Atlanta-based Internet service provider Earthlink Inc. said it hoped the sentence and an earlier $16.4 million civil judgment against Howard Carmack will deter other spammers. "Before spammers send one more spam e-mail, we think they should remember that what happened to Howard Carmack can happen to them," said Karen Casion, Earthlink's assistant general counsel. Jurors sentenced Carmack to seven years for convictions in March of forgery, identity theft and falsifying business records. He must serve a minimum 3 1/2 years. Earthlink said Carmack ran 343 illegal e-mail accounts under false names from 2002 until his arrest last May, using them to send unsolicited e-mail ads for things like get-rich-quick schemes and sexual enhancers. Carmack told the judge he believed the case against him was overblown, saying there were no victims. "I obviously regret this whole involvement," he said. Carmack was convicted of defrauding EarthLink and eight men from New York, Ohio and Washington, D.C. Last May, the company won a $16.4 million civil judgment against Carmack. __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

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mrgica Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,169	Im glad to hear that I hope that we can stop spammers and virus creators one day, imagine no viruses and spam e-mails? huh __________________ Fuck it dude, lets go bowling

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Lykos Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: World Posts: 31,027	7 years?wow That will teach some ppl to stop spamming i hope __________________

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EviLGuY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: malta Posts: 12,745	I heard a spammer killed a guy once and got life in prison. "SPAMMER GETS LIFE IN PRISON!"

05-28-2004, 05:35 AM	#10
strobi Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 7,383	hope indeed it's more than jsut spamming. Getting jailtime (7 years!) for just 850 million mails is harch! A decent spammer sends that amount in like 1 month

05-28-2004, 07:01 AM	#16
Paul -C- Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,255	I wonder how much money he made from those emails