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A man nicknamed the "spam king" for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails has been arrested in the US.

Robert Soloway, 27, was arrested in Seattle, Washington, after being indicted on charges of mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering.

Mr Soloway has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Prosecutors say Mr Soloway became one of the world's biggest spammers, using computers secretly infected with orders to send out millions of his e-mails.

Such computers are known as "zombies" because their owners often have no idea they have been hijacked for another purpose.

Identity theft laws

According to prosecutors, Mr Soloway was responsible for tens of millions of unsolicited e-mails promoting his own company between November 2003 and May 2007.

He is said to have frequently changed the web address of his internet marketing business to avoid being caught.

A US lawyer said Mr Soloway was the first person to be prosecuted for sending out spam e-mails using federal laws against identity theft.

Prosecutors want to seize the sum of $773,000 (£391,000) that Mr Soloway is said to have made from his firm.

If convicted of all the charges, he also faces a fine of $250,000 (£126,500) and a maximum prison term of 65 years.

Author:	The Killer [ June 14th, 2007, 10:42 am ]
Post subject:	It's better to kill than to rob people.
Quote: A man nicknamed the "spam king" for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails has been arrested in the US. Robert Soloway, 27, was arrested in Seattle, Washington, after being indicted on charges of mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering. Mr Soloway has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Prosecutors say Mr Soloway became one of the world's biggest spammers, using computers secretly infected with orders to send out millions of his e-mails. Such computers are known as "zombies" because their owners often have no idea they have been hijacked for another purpose. Identity theft laws According to prosecutors, Mr Soloway was responsible for tens of millions of unsolicited e-mails promoting his own company between November 2003 and May 2007. He is said to have frequently changed the web address of his internet marketing business to avoid being caught. A US lawyer said Mr Soloway was the first person to be prosecuted for sending out spam e-mails using federal laws against identity theft. Prosecutors want to seize the sum of $773,000 (£391,000) that Mr Soloway is said to have made from his firm. If convicted of all the charges, he also faces a fine of $250,000 (£126,500) and a maximum prison term of 65 years. Average sentence for murder is 25 or less but this guy stole money and might get up to 65 years. It's just coincidence that death is the current hot topic :/

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Author:	Ranging God [ June 14th, 2007, 1:32 pm ]
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Well, murder only effects the person who dies, the killer and the people who knew the person who died, and the murdered. So maybe around 100 people. This guy ruined 1000's of peoples life's doing this, maybe even 100's of thousands. It is like the same thing with enron ruining all those peoples life's. I think he deserves every year of it. Also, since this effected more than one person, he gets charged more than one time. If someone where to kill like 7 people, he would get life.

Author:	Lance [ June 14th, 2007, 1:37 pm ]
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Yes It isn't just the quality it's quantity.

Author:	Rynne528 [ June 14th, 2007, 1:44 pm ]
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I'm not surprised about this. This guy ruined a lot of people's lives and there are harsh punishments to pay for cyber crime.

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Author:	1010 [ June 14th, 2007, 2:50 pm ]
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I call people like that losers. What no lifes. Sitting there spamming all day and getting money.

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