FCC Closes Spam'er ( Dialer ) - GoFuckYourself.com

jimmyf · 04-24-2002, 12:03 PM

Don't know if any if heard this...
I did'nt get the whole story, on CNN

FCC closed a spammer that was doing a auto
download of there Dialer.... They were spamming
for some kind of game.... and would intall there
Dialer....
If I heard it right(which most likely I did not)

They made like 11 million in 1 or 2 years...
Don't quote me please like I said I do not believe I got the whole story right.

lawpal · 04-24-2002, 12:22 PM

Washington Post Story - Bait and Switch Dialer Closed by FCC

According to article, the defendants in the case sent out e-mail messages notifying consumers that they had won a Sony PlayStation 2 or some other prize. Consumers who responded to the contest notification were directed to a Web page that appeared to be operated by Yahoo.

From there, consumers were prompted to make a "toll-free" Internet connection to claim their prizes. By accepting that prompt, victims of the scam downloaded an auto-dialer which funneled them into an adult Web site, where they were charged up to $3.99 a minute.

The FTC says the defendants collected $11 million in the scam.

jimmyf · 04-24-2002, 02:08 PM

This real good for the Adult business.....

vidsweb · 04-24-2002, 02:13 PM

Cripes! They took in $11 Million dollars in 8 months with that scam!

I'm not sure, but there's a good chance Sasuch had a hand in this scam too

AdultWire · 04-24-2002, 03:25 PM

I got most of my money out before they froze my assets

Jamie · 04-24-2002, 03:30 PM

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An FTC staffer said that the agency had not had any direct contact with BTV or its lawyers. Efforts to locate contacts for BTV and the other defendants in the case were unsuccessful.

If they did it right they are in the clear, the 11 million is safe and now they can start their next scam.

redshift · 04-24-2002, 04:20 PM

Damn why didnt I think of that

FierceHost · 04-24-2002, 06:10 PM

Theres no way that fuck took 11 mill in one year, NO WAY! That's almost 1 mill a year, if he did, he was the owner of the dialer. He just did that on the side. Thereis no way he made 1 mil off spamming a month, thats like more then most succesfull online business make.

jimmyf · 04-24-2002, 06:55 PM

Usually Govt. agency's under estimate..

EasyDialers · 04-24-2002, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimmyf

They made like 11 million in 1 or 2 years...

I would have stoped WAY before that.

sasush · 04-24-2002, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vidsweb
Cripes! They took in $11 Million dollars in 8 months with that scam!

I'm not sure, but there's a good chance Sasuch had a hand in this scam too

u mean me ?

ace0r · 04-24-2002, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FierceHost
Theres no way that fuck took 11 mill in one year, NO WAY! That's almost 1 mill a year, if he did, he was the owner of the dialer. He just did that on the side. Thereis no way he made 1 mil off spamming a month, thats like more then most succesfull online business make.

what the hell are you talking about?

candidpublishinginc · 04-24-2002, 07:28 PM

First of all it's the FTC not the FCC.

Second, the article is complete bullshit.

The scam lasted about 3-4 months tops, and it was done by a corrupt Telcoweb reseller right under their nose.

The 11 million dollar estimate is complete bullshit too. They are taking telcoweb's gross revenue and saying it was all part of the scam.

Essentially the FTC is stating libel and getting away with it because they're the fucking Federal Trade Commision.

candidpublishinginc · 04-24-2002, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by sasush

u mean me ?

Sasush is too stupid for a scam like this...although the spammers that did this weren't very bright either....but it doesn't take much to be brighter than sasush.

04-24-2002, 12:03 PM	#1
jimmyf OU812 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: California Posts: 12,651	FCC Closes Spam'er ( Dialer ) Don't know if any if heard this... I did'nt get the whole story, on CNN FCC closed a spammer that was doing a auto download of there Dialer.... They were spamming for some kind of game.... and would intall there Dialer.... If I heard it right(which most likely I did not) They made like 11 million in 1 or 2 years... Don't quote me please like I said I do not believe I got the whole story right. __________________ Epic CashEpic Cash works for me Solar Cash Paysite Plugin Gallery of the day freesites,POTD,Gallery generator with free hosting

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lawpal Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Miami Posts: 824	Washington Post Story - Bait and Switch Dialer Closed by FCC According to article, the defendants in the case sent out e-mail messages notifying consumers that they had won a Sony PlayStation 2 or some other prize. Consumers who responded to the contest notification were directed to a Web page that appeared to be operated by Yahoo. From there, consumers were prompted to make a "toll-free" Internet connection to claim their prizes. By accepting that prompt, victims of the scam downloaded an auto-dialer which funneled them into an adult Web site, where they were charged up to $3.99 a minute. The FTC says the defendants collected $11 million in the scam. Last edited by lawpal; 04-24-2002 at 12:34 PM..

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vidsweb Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pornland Posts: 698	Cripes! They took in $11 Million dollars in 8 months with that scam! I'm not sure, but there's a good chance Sasuch had a hand in this scam too

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candidpublishinginc Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bedford, NH 03110 Posts: 707	First of all it's the FTC not the FCC. Second, the article is complete bullshit. The scam lasted about 3-4 months tops, and it was done by a corrupt Telcoweb reseller right under their nose. The 11 million dollar estimate is complete bullshit too. They are taking telcoweb's gross revenue and saying it was all part of the scam. Essentially the FTC is stating libel and getting away with it because they're the fucking Federal Trade Commision. __________________ Candid Clicks Earn up to 4 cents a click for blind link traffic! NO CONVERSIONS, NO BS!