SMS spammer arrested


First Russian to be sentenced for sending spam.

Russian student Dmitry Anosov made history last month when he became the first Russian to be sentenced for sending spam – even though Russia does not currently have any anti-spam legislation.

Anosov was found guilty of sending unsolicited (and ‘unquotable’) SMS messages to mobile phones. He has been put on probation for one year and ordered to pay a 3,000 rouble fine (approx. $100).

Anti-spam legislation is still at the discussion stage in Russia.

Posted on 29 June 2004 by

Virus Bulletin


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