Tim Wang's eLearning Blog

04/10/05

Top spammer sentenced for 9 years

Filed under: Spam — timwang @ 09:35:56 pm

Jeremy Jaynes was convicted for using false Internet addresses to send mass e-mail ads through a server of Internet service provider AOL. He was considered among the top 10 spammers in the world, used the Internet to peddle pornography and sham products and services such as a "FedEx refund processor. There were 53,000 illegal e-mails presented by the prosecutors in the court but authorities believe Jaynes was responsible for spewing out 10 million e-mails a day and made millions of dollars. He was sentenced for 9 years in jail.


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