Go Back  Offshoreonly.com > General Discussion > General Boating Discussion
spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers >

spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers

Notices

spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers

Old 11-11-2004, 09:49 AM
  #1  
VIP Member
Platinum Member
Thread Starter
 
wwwTOPDJcom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Vestal/Binghamton NY
Posts: 3,514
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Talking spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers

http://www.informationweek.com/story...02810&tid=5979

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - A brother and sister who sent junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation's first felony prosecution of Internet spam distributors.
Jurors found Jeremy Jaynes, 30, and Jessica DeGroot, 28, guilty of three counts each of sending e-mails with fraudulent and untraceable routing information.

A third defendant, Richard Rutkowski, 30, was acquitted after deliberations of 1 1/2 days. All three defendants live in the Raleigh, N.C., area.

Prosecutors compared Jaynes and DeGroot to modern-day snake oil salesmen who use the Internet to peddle junk like a "FedEx refund processor" that supposedly allowed people to earn $75 an hour working from home.

In one month alone, Jaynes received 10,000 credit card orders, each for $39.95, for the processor.

"This was just a case of fraud," said prosecutor Gene Fishel. "This is a snake oil salesman in a new format."

Prosecutor Russell McGuire said Jaynes amassed a net wealth of $24 million peddling worthless products like the refund processor and other products like a "penny stock picker" and an Internet history eraser.

"He's been successful ripping people off all these years," McGuire said.
wwwTOPDJcom is offline  
Old 11-11-2004, 10:48 AM
  #2  
Gold Member
Gold Member
 
Iggy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Kissimmee, Florida
Posts: 4,155
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Thumbs up Re: spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers

Well, it's about time.
I hope they get what they deserve.
I receive 20-40 e-mails a day at home and maybe one or two are from people I know the rest are junk. Most messages don't have return or traceable addresses. I'm so tired of it.

This case will put all the others on notice.
Iggy is offline  
Old 11-11-2004, 12:40 PM
  #3  
Registered
 
Jayl13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Boynton Beach FLORIDA!!!!
Posts: 1,842
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers

unfortunately no it wont, It will just keep going and going and going!
Sucks but they find loopholes, create programs and applications so as the screws tighten, they find tighter ways to do it.
J
Jayl13 is offline  
Old 11-11-2004, 06:22 PM
  #4  
VIP Member
Platinum Member
Thread Starter
 
wwwTOPDJcom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Vestal/Binghamton NY
Posts: 3,514
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Default Re: spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers

they may be able to reduce it , but it won't ever stop
wwwTOPDJcom is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
enticer
General Boating Discussion
0
11-27-2007 09:37 PM
yss
General Boating Discussion
13
10-17-2006 12:32 PM
HiPerf2000
General Boating Discussion
8
12-06-2002 03:27 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Quick Reply: spammers and Scammers finally getting thiers


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.