Texas sues two of world's largest spammers

Posted on Sunday, January 16 2005 @ 18:30 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Last week Texas sued two of the biggest spammers on earth, seeking to gain millions of dollars from the two men that are responsible for sending huge amount of illegal spam e-mails on the internet.

The two are suspected of controlling companies -- PayPerAction L.L.C., Leadplex L.L.C. and Leadplex Inc. -- that sent millions of spam messages pitching fraudulent services.

Watchdog group SpamHaus.org has ranked the pair as running one of the top five spam operations in the world.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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