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August 12, 2005

Microsoft gets $7 million from spammer

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Posted by Arieanna Foley

Scott Richter, a man accused of being one of the world's top spammers has agreed to pay $7 million to Microsoft. After paying legal bills and dedicating $1 million to computer access for the poor in NY, Microsoft aims to reinvest the other $5 million in combatting further spam and to help address computer-related crimes with worldwide governments. Interesting to see that spammers are actually paying the price for what they do. Via Messaging Pipeline

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