SpamAnti.net in September 2007

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30 years for drug SPAM

We receive a lot of SPAM messages trying to entice us into buying drugs (or products prenteding to be drugs). Christopher Smith, 27, is (was) one of the most prolific authors of such SPAM messages to promote its own online pharmacy.

An American judge just invited him for a 30-year stay in a Federal jail for that activity.

SPAM always more targetted

According to MessageLabs, more and more SPAM is directly targetting executive-level corporate positions. Probably, because if they can be dragged into a scam, they have more money to spend.

Additionaly, they reveal that there are more and more tainted PDF files in SPAM messages.

Netherlands: 6 spammers arrested

One police operation has led to the arrest of 6 men in Netherlands. They are believed to be involved in a Nigerian scam that got them at least $90 millions.

Source: TheInquirer.

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