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Tsunami Scammer caught

 
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:29 pm    Post subject: Tsunami Scammer caught
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A US man has been arrested for allegedly sending around 800,000 spam emails which attempted to scam money from individuals who believed them to be genuine fundraising messages supporting the Tsunami appeal.

Matthew Schmieder from Pittsburgh was arrested by the FBI yesterday after UK anti-spam operation Spamhaus tracked him down and alerted the authorities.


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http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39127090,00.htm
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