| Mass. AG Pulls a Spitzer Versus Spammers |
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 Danny Burstein (dannyb@panix.com)Thu, 12 May 2005 00:38:55 -0400
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(Mass.) Attorney General Tom Reilly today obtained an emergency court order shutting down dozens of websites allegedly operated by a sophisticated ring of Boston area 'spammers' who transmit millions of unsolicited, deceptive e-mail messages to lure consumers into buying unapproved drugs, pirated software, and pornography. ..... Ag Reilly added, 'This type of spam is more than just an annoyance to consumers. It poses a real danger to people who may be folled into buying counterfeit version of precription drug or unwittingly open e-mail links to sexually explicit websites.' ..... According to AG Reilly's complaint, Kuvayev' scheme involves a complicated web of Internet sites and domain names selling a variety of illegal products including counterfeit drugs, pirated software, pornography, mortgage loans, and phony designer watches. While the exact number of e-mails the defendants have sent out is unknown, they are likely reponsible for disseminating hundreds of millions of unsolicited messages ...
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