Facebook Wins $711m Suit Against Spammer

rockin'robin · 10-30-2009, 09:45 PM

A California judge awarded Facebook $711 million in damages against an infamous internet spammer who bombarded the social networking site with junk messages and phony wall posts.

Sanford Wallace, a Las Vegas-based disc jockey widely known in internet circles for pioneering spam tactics in the 1990's, sent unsolicited mass emails to Facebook users, conning many into divulging their login information before redirecting them to external websites that paid him for each visit.

A prolific spammer known online as the “Spam King,” Wallace famously headed a company, Cyber Promotions, that sent as many as 30 million junk emails a day in the 1990's using what were then innovative tactics like fake return addresses and browser hijacking.

In 2006, the Federal Trade Commission fined Wallace $4 million for littering the web with annoying pop-up ads that infected computers with spyware.

Two years later, Facebook’s competitor MySpace won $230 million in damages from Wallace after he was found guilty of spamming the site’s members with unsolicited messages.

In a blog post, Facebook called the ruling, “another important victory in our fight against spam,” but acknowledges it is unlikely to recover a vast majority of the settlement as Wallace filed for bankruptcy in June.

Jail time for Wallace looks likely, but what is certain is that he is now banned from Facebook -- a fate worse than death for the Spam King and Facebook fiends everywhere.

Facebook Wins $711 Million Suit Against Infamous Internet Spammer - The World Newser

shel90 · 10-30-2009, 09:47 PM

This guy needs to be thrown in a dark cell and stripped of any technology rights!

Jiro · 10-30-2009, 09:49 PM

this guy owes a lot of money to these corporations and yet... he can keep going?? how??

sequoias · 10-30-2009, 11:04 PM

He'll never pay it off...$711 million won't be paid in his lifetime.

deafdyke · 10-31-2009, 06:44 PM

GOOD! You know what I hate? When you log into a FB group or something and it's FILLED with spams!

saywhatkid · 11-01-2009, 03:02 AM

Maybe he can forward the "It was on Good Morning America! Pleeeeeeeeeease read! It was on the news." email to collect millions from Bill Gates.

Steel X · 11-01-2009, 11:33 AM

*shrugs* NEVER bother to be a hacker/spammer or whatever...even online, it's like the old saying...you can run, but you can't hide. You will leave some traces behind thou.

So, that's what he gets for fucking up the internet...Facebook won ALOT more money than Myspace.com which is interesting in a way...too bad that spammer don't even have enough money to pay them but oh well that's not my problem lol.

Deathpit · 11-02-2009, 02:23 PM

$711 millions in US dollars! That sure keep him off the internet for lifetime. Spammers are nothing but pain in butt for Internet users.
Twitter also have spammers too. Damn them and short urls!

PowerON · 11-02-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deathpit

$711 millions in US dollars! That sure keep him off the internet for lifetime. Spammers are nothing but pain in butt for Internet users.
Twitter also have spammers too. Damn them and short urls!

Twitter team always remove when find the account send the junk, they ban and remove it away.

Deathpit · 11-03-2009, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PowerON

Twitter team always remove when find the account send the junk, they ban and remove it away.

Yes, I click the report button every time spammer follow me with nasty urls. I posted a warning against spams on my twitter. Nice to have report button.

10-30-2009, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 2,787	Facebook Wins $711m Suit Against Spammer A California judge awarded Facebook $711 million in damages against an infamous internet spammer who bombarded the social networking site with junk messages and phony wall posts. Sanford Wallace, a Las Vegas-based disc jockey widely known in internet circles for pioneering spam tactics in the 1990's, sent unsolicited mass emails to Facebook users, conning many into divulging their login information before redirecting them to external websites that paid him for each visit. A prolific spammer known online as the “Spam King,” Wallace famously headed a company, Cyber Promotions, that sent as many as 30 million junk emails a day in the 1990's using what were then innovative tactics like fake return addresses and browser hijacking. In 2006, the Federal Trade Commission fined Wallace $4 million for littering the web with annoying pop-up ads that infected computers with spyware. Two years later, Facebook’s competitor MySpace won $230 million in damages from Wallace after he was found guilty of spamming the site’s members with unsolicited messages. In a blog post, Facebook called the ruling, “another important victory in our fight against spam,” but acknowledges it is unlikely to recover a vast majority of the settlement as Wallace filed for bankruptcy in June. Jail time for Wallace looks likely, but what is certain is that he is now banned from Facebook -- a fate worse than death for the Spam King and Facebook fiends everywhere. Facebook Wins $711 Million Suit Against Infamous Internet Spammer - The World Newser

10-30-2009, 09:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
shel90 In a pink and black world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the land of the free Posts: 24,083 Blog Entries: 3	This guy needs to be thrown in a dark cell and stripped of any technology rights! __________________ Shel~ "A child educated only at school is an uneducated child." -George Santayana

10-30-2009, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jiro YOU DOMESTIC DISSENT! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Sopranos State Posts: 22,991	this guy owes a lot of money to these corporations and yet... he can keep going?? how?? __________________ - Don't forget to buy Jiro's Special Edition Sunglasses for $19.95

11-01-2009, 03:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
saywhatkid Thinking outside the box Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trapped in a box Posts: 1,923	Maybe he can forward the "It was on Good Morning America! Pleeeeeeeeeease read! It was on the news." email to collect millions from Bill Gates. __________________ "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." — Jimi Hendrix

11-01-2009, 11:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Steel X Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 13,081	shrugs NEVER bother to be a hacker/spammer or whatever...even online, it's like the old saying...you can run, but you can't hide. You will leave some traces behind thou. So, that's what he gets for fucking up the internet...Facebook won ALOT more money than Myspace.com which is interesting in a way...too bad that spammer don't even have enough money to pay them but oh well that's not my problem lol. __________________

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10-30-2009, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
sequoias Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: A little trip to the extraordinary. Posts: 16,296	He'll never pay it off...$711 million won't be paid in his lifetime.

10-31-2009, 06:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
deafdyke So NOT a Princess! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 7,495	GOOD! You know what I hate? When you log into a FB group or something and it's FILLED with spams!

11-02-2009, 02:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Deathpit A silent but deadly ninja Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USS Iowa - Akira class starship - Federation space Posts: 766	$711 millions in US dollars! That sure keep him off the internet for lifetime. Spammers are nothing but pain in butt for Internet users. Twitter also have spammers too. Damn them and short urls! __________________ Facebook\|Xfire\|IGN game collection\|DeviantART\|Brickshelf Gallery

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