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Jul
29
Escaped Spam King Turns Deadly
Filed Under crime, spam | 2 Comments
Video: Escaped “spam king” Edward Davidson kills family and self
Convicted spammer Edward Davidson — who had been sent to federal prison for violating the CAN SPAM Act after making millions by sending unsolicited commercial emails — escaped from his federal prison camp, met up with his family, then went on a deadly rampage against them at their former home.
News reports say that Edward Davidson lured his family into his trap by telling them he wanted to say goodbye before he turned himself into authorities after the prison escape.
Edward Davidson’s 16-year-old daughter and 8-month-old child survived the brutal attack, while Edward Davidson, his wife and 3-year-old daughter did not.
Video: More on the deadly Spam King attack
News.com.au has more on the Edward Davidson tragedy.
Apr
5
2528 Spam Messages and Counting
Filed Under law, spam, technology | Comments Off
I don’t know where I’d be without spam filters.
My spam filter box has 2528 spam messages sitting in it right now. Akismet has captured 1606 spam blog comments here. Bad Behavior has blocked 1687 splog access attempts in the last 7 days on this blog.
Could All That SPAM Be Worth Millions?
The Indiana Code has a provision that allows Hoosiers to sue spammers — with presumed damages of $500 per prohibited Deceptive Commercial Electronic Mail. See I.C. 24-5-22 and I.C. 24-5-22-10(d)(2). I’m an Indiana resident, so therefore the law applies to anyone sending Deceptive Commercial email as defined by the statute to my inbox. Jurisdiction is provided in the statute — anyone sending prohibited email submits to the jurisdiction of Indiana.
At this rate, if all of those messages in my spam filter were prohibited and I prevailed in an action, they’d be worth more than $1 million at the presumed damages!
I wonder if anyone has ever sued a spammer and been able to collect their presumed damages as provided for under the Indiana code?
