MySpace spammers fined $230m

by felixdakat | May 14, 2008 at 12:34 pm | 96 views | add comment
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A team of notorious American internet spammers has been fined a record $230m for bombarding MySpace users with adverts for pornography and gambling websites.

Source: guardian.co.uk

A court in Los Angeles heard how Wallace and Rines sent more than 700,000 messages to MySpace users, fooling them into visiting gambling sites or adult-rated pages.

Source: guardian.co.uk

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