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Spam in the News Social Media the New Battleground for Spam, Malware: Sophos In the early days of the Internet, e-mail used to be the major carrier of spam messages on the Web. Today, according to security solutions firm Sophos, spammers have shifted to social networking sites -- where users are many and prevalent -- in carrying out their dastardly deeds... read more
Advance-fee fraud (AFF), also known as 419 scams and Nigerian scams, exploded in 2009, with victims losing more money than ever before. This is according to the latest analysis from Dutch investigation firm Ultrascan — a company that has been monitoring the activities of 419 scammers since 1996 — which says that victims lost almost 50 percent more money in 2009 than 2008... read more
Spammers Sneak Through CAN-SPAM Loopholes Homegrown, shady direct marketers exploit what they believe are loopholes in the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act — crossing the line from legitimacy to spam... read more
Survey Finds One in Six Consumers Act on Spam About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message, affirming the economic incentive for spammers to keep churning out millions of obnoxious pitches per day, according to a new survey... read more
Russian "Viagra" Spammer Murdered By Hit Men - Thursday, October 11, 2007 Alexey Tolstokozhev (AKA "Thick Skin"), a well known Russian spammer, was found murdered in his luxury house near Moscow. He was shot several times, with one bullet stuck in his head. According to authorities, this last head shot is a clear mark of Russian hit men. Who hated Tolstokozhev so much as to hire a hit man to assassinate him? Tolstokozhev was a famous spammer who sent millions of e-mail promoting Viagra, Cialis, penis enlargement pills and other medications. Links in these e-mails usually led to some pharmacy shop, which paid Tolstokozhev a share of its revenue. This is a well known affiliate scheme employed by spammers worldwide. Tolstokozhev is estimated to be responsible for up to 30% percent of all Viagra and penis enlargement related spam. This is a second murder of a spammer in Russia.
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