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June 17 ? Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it was stepping up legal efforts to combat unsolicited e-mail, announcing 15 lawsuits against spammers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The lawsuits claims that the defendants have sent more than 2 billion spam messages to MSN and Hotmail customers.

?THESE LAWSUITS FOLLOW an investigation that traversed 34 borders,? said Brad Smith, Microsoft?s general counsel. ?This is a global problem that requires a global solution.?
Twelve of the cases were filed in King County Superior Court alleging violation of Washington State?s anti-spam law, and most of the defendants are U.S. firms. Another case was filed in California, and two more were filed in U.K. courts.
Most of the spam involved deception of consumers, Smith said. In one case, the spam told recipients they had a virus, and urged them to download a fix. Another spam promised a credit card refund, but it was really just a lure to join a multi-level marketing scheme.
?It has become obvious our delete key will not solve this problem,? said Washington State Attorney General Christine Gregoire. ?We need to make life tough on spammers. They need to know they may have to defend themselves in court.?