My pals over at ComputerWorld had this bit of good news to share this morning!
""Online scam artists should be on notice that we will continue to work closely with our international partners to ensure that there are no safe geographic boundaries for committing these crimes," Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the DOJ’s Criminal Division said in a statement."
Jump over to read the entire article, it’s a good read.
In other ho-hum news, the FTC, IMNSHO, wimped out on this deal! Sorry, FTC, but I don’t call this a harsh enough penalty for these vermin:
"The settlement requires Member Source Media to disclose the costs and obligations associated with the advertised products and services, and bars the company from sending e-mail that violates the CAN-SPAM Act, which regulates the sending of unsolicited e-mail. The company must also pay $200,000 in civil penalties, according to the settlement approved Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California."
This will only work if the FTC puts this scuzzbag under a microscope and closely monitors every move. Chris Sommer should have been cut off at the "jewels" and left destitute in a cardboard shack in Nigeria with the crew from the first article.
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