Aussie Accused of Sending Two Billion Spam e-Mails

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via Australian IT.

[snip]

An Australian man who allegedly sent two billion spam emails promoting
Viagra could face prosecution.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority yesterday confirmed
that it had raided a home in connection with the spam investigation.

ACMA officers executed a search warrant at the home, the location of
which was not revealed, following a tip-off from authorities in The
Netherlands that there was an Australian link in a spam campaign
flooding Dutch email addresses.

"Preliminary analysis of the email messages contained in the spam
campaign has identified that over two billion emails were sent in one
spam campaign," said acting ACMA chair Lyn Maddock, adding the emails
primarily promoted Viagra. 

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More:
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20402207%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

- ferg


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