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Thread ID: 73780 2006-10-31 06:10:00 A$5.5 fine for sending spam !! - hooray ! Misty (368) PC World Chat
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495493 2006-10-31 06:10:00 Page C9 of the Weekend NZ Herald 28 October. Selected quotes are:

A Perth based company has been fined $6.5 (A$5.5) for sending millions of unsolicited emails, with a judge labeling the spam annoying, costly to combat and a threat to the internet.

the spammer was

Clarity1 which also trades as Business Seminars Australia and Maverick Partnership


The company has also been banned from sending any unsolicited emails.

Made me smile all day !!!!! :thumbs:
Misty
Misty (368)
495494 2006-10-31 08:00:00 They got fined five dollars and fifty cents? :S pine-o-cleen (2955)
495495 2006-10-31 10:31:00 For some reason Misty omitted the "million".
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godfather (25)
495496 2006-10-31 10:43:00 Now all we need is another hundred thousand or so spam firms around the world to be caught & fined - and we'll all be happy. Laura (43)
495497 2006-10-31 10:57:00 I was going to say my public library gave me a $9 fine. Magazines are not the same loan duration as books and they arrange telephone call after you are 1 week overdue :thumbs: Nomad (952)
495498 2006-10-31 18:41:00 Where does the fine go to? Hopefully it goes to the victims! :D pcuser42 (130)
495499 2006-11-01 04:16:00 For some reason Misty omitted the "million"

Oops !! :o
Misty (368)
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