Spammer agrees to pay US$7m to Microsoft
Taiwan News Online: "A man once accused of being one of the world's top three spammers has agreed to pay US$7 million in a settlement with Microsoft Corp., the software maker announced yesterday.The money from Scott Richter and his company, OptInRealBig .com, will be used to boost efforts to combat the illegal sending of unsolicited and misleading e-mail known as spam and other computer misuse, said Microsoft's chief counsel, Brad Smith.
The company pledged to use the money to enhance Internet safety partnerships with governments worldwide."
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