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On Thu, 15 May 2003, Randy Bush wrote: > > what is wrong with this picture? > > From: "NewsScan" <[email protected]> > > NewsScan Daily, 15 May 2003 ("Above The Fold") > *********************************************************** > NewsScan Daily is underwritten by RLG, a world-class organization > making significant and sustained contributions to the effective > management and appropriate use of information technology. NSD is > written by John Gehl and Suzanne Douglas, [email protected] > *********************************************************** > > 'BUFFALO SPAMMER' COULD GET UP TO SEVEN YEARS > Howard Carmack, the so-called "Buffalo Spammer," has become the > first person in New York state to be charged under the state's > identity theft laws. If convicted, he could be sentenced to > 2-1/2 to 7 years in prison for identity theft, forgery, > criminal possession of forgery devices (in the form of software > used to create phony return addresses), and falsifying business > records. According to the indictment, Carmack "stole the > identities of innocent New Yorkers to spam millions of > consumers throughout New York and the nation." He is charged > with using 343 stolen identities to send his unsolicited bulk > mailings through Earthlink accounts. An Earthlink executive > said the main impact of the arrest would be to demonstrate to > others the "very high cost of doing business" in spam. (New > York Newsday 14 May 2003) > http://www.nynewsday.com/business/ny-biz-spammer0514,0,2414486.story?coll=nyc-business-short-navigation > > this exemplifies the corporate and legislative attempt to confuse > spam == uce with forgery. if they can make the latter the issue, > this leaves the way completely clear for unsolicited commercial > email from the corporate sector which now fills our post boxes with > ground trees. At least it is a step in the right direction. If this person is convicted it's one less spammer to worry about (even though that's like saying it's one less ant to worry about). I would really love to see some solid legislation on convicting spammers but the way congress is, it could take years :-( Maybe, JUST maybe this case will deter other spammers - but I doubt it! Chris -- [email protected] "Don't submit to stupid rules, http://www.wibble.co.uk Be yourself and not a fool, PGP: DSA/2B4C654E RSA/A90483ED Don't accept average habits, Amateur Radio Callsign: KG4TSM Open your heart and push the limits."
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