Serial spammer charged with more spamming.
Software and security firm
Infinite Monkeys & Company
has announced that a lawsuit has been filed against ‘Spam King’ Scott Richter, head of ‘online marketing company’
OptInRealBig
, along with numerous associate organisations, claiming $27 million in damages. They also hope to stop Richter from future spamming activities.
Richter has a long history of legal problems with his spamming businesses, including facing an action brought by meat company
Hormel
for his use of their trademarked name. He was bankrupted in the past after suits brought by
Microsoft
, who were awarded almost $19 million, and the New York Attorney General, who won $20 million. This latest case claims that Richter, his company, and other advertising firms linked with him violated a swathe of US and California state laws covering email and advertising.
‘It’s rather dispiriting to see these repeat spammers still in business,’ said John Hawes, Technical Consultant at Virus Bulletin. ‘It’s clear that past actions have not done enough to put a stop to this man, let’s hope that this latest case will be more effective.’
A press release from
Infinite Monkeys & Co.
can be found
here
. The text of the complaint is online in
this PDF
.
Over his long spamming career Scott Richter has been a regular feature in VB’s news headlines. Read about some of his past activities here:
-
Spammer reformed?
30 July 2005 -
Bankruptcy for Spam King
30 March 2005 -
Spammer to pay $40,000
22 July 2004 -
The world from an email marketer’s point of view
7 July 2004 -
Hormel halts Spam King in his tracks
7 June 2004 -
SpamCop at receiving end of a restraining order
12 May 2004 -
Spam on the catwalk
6 May 2004
Posted on 19 September 2006 by
Virus Bulletin
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