Pfizer and Microsoft team up on spammers
 

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NEW YORK (AFP) - Software giant Microsoft and pharmaceutical maker Pfizer announced parallel lawsuits against two "international pharmacy spam rings" selling purported generic versions of Viagra on the Internet.


The two companies said in a joint statement Thursday that they filed a total of 17 suits against defendants "involved in the sale and advertising of potentially dangerous medications."


Pfizer said two websites named in the suit "sell products that are unapproved by the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites)" purported to be copies of the company's blockbuster erectile dysfunction treatment Viagra.


The actions are the result of a seven-month investigation by the two companies.


Among those named in the suits are CanadianPharmacy and E-Pharmacy Direct.


In addition, Microsoft filed three suits against spammers who advertise other online pharmacies known under a variety of names, such as "Discount RX," "Virtual RX," and "EzyDrugStore.com."


"Together, these pharmacy spam rings have allegedly sent hundreds of millions of e-mail messages to Microsoft's MSN Hotmail customers within the past year alone," the statement said.


The e-mails use deceptive advertising in violation of the federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, the companies said.


"As the maker of Viagra, the market leader in erectile dysfunction, Pfizer is committed to protecting the public from health and other risks associated with the illegal sale of fake and unapproved generic products claiming to be Viagra," said Jeff Kindler, executive vice president and general counsel at Pfizer.


"Pfizer is joining with Microsoft on these actions as part of our shared pledge to reduce the sale of these products and to fight the senders of unsolicited email that overwhelm people's inboxes."


According to the investigation by the companies, online orders are received on computers in New York, sent to a call center headquartered in Canada, and then to India for processing. The products are shipped from India to the United States and delivered by an air freight company based in the United States.




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