INTERNATIONAL: King of Junk Mail Faces Charges
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US authorities said yesterday computer users everywhere could notice a decrease in junk email after the arrest of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.
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One of the world's largest "spam" e-mail operations was served with a lawsuit on Thursday seeking several million dollars in damages for sending out misleading electronic messages over the Internet, the Texas attorney general said.
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Three people on trial for illegally sending junk e-mail inundated America Online customers with millions of messages touting penny stocks and "Internet history erasers," a prosecutor said Tuesday during opening statements.
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If the founder of GreenDimes has his way, millions of tons of unwanted mail will go the way of pesky phone solicitations.
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The individual allegedly barraged Verizon customers with spam that advertised home loans and adult Web sites
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A 27-year-old businessman dubbed the "Spam King" pleaded not guilty to charges that he used a network of computers to send millions of unsolicited junk e-mails. Robert Alan Soloway entered his plea in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
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Junk e-mail, more commonly know as spam, clogs inboxes world wide, and wastes millions in thus far vain attempt to curb nuisance. It is likely that no one
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A 27-year-old Seattle man is accused of a series of federal crimes including mail fraud and identity theft.
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A man accused of defrauding people through tens of millions of spam e-mail messages sent around the world was denied bail Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue said one of his concerns was that online crimes such as those charged against Robert Soloway &#151; dubbed the "Spam King" by federal investigators &#151; can be committed anywhere at anytime.
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Three people who allegedly sent America Online customers millions of junk e-mail messages touting penny stocks and other Internet gimmicks went on trial Tuesday in the nation's first such felony case.
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In a move which Microsoft claims will help fight spammers, MSN Hotmail users are facing charges if they want to access the email service via the Outlook email client.
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A Michigan man considered by Spamhaus to be one of the world's most prolific professional spammers is among 11 indicted by the DoJ Thursday over a pump-and-dump stock effort.
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Blog: A U.S. Justice Department attorney says more criminal prosecutions of spammers are on the way, but will that warning deter would-be junk mailers?
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Siblings are the first ever to be convicted for sending boatloads of junk e-mail pushing bogus products. Also: Microsoft takes MSN music download on a Euro trip....  Nokia begins legal battle against European counterparts.... and more.
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Bail was set at $1 million Monday for a North Carolina man awaiting sentencing in the nation&#39;s first felony prosecution of illegal distribution of junk e-mail, or spam.
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A man was convicted in a Virginia court on Wednesday of sending AOL users millions of unsolicited emails using fraudulent email address is facing nine years in prison after becoming the first person to be convicted under new anti-spam laws.
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SEATTLE -- A 27-year-old man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested Wednesday, and federal authorities said computer users across the Web could notice a decrease in the amount of junk e-mail.