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adultseo · 01-17-2007, 05:00 PM

LOS ANGELES - A man faces a sentence of up to 101 years in federal prison after being the first person in the U.S. convicted under a federal anti-spam law, authorities said.

Jeffrey Brett Goodin, 45, of Azusa, was found guilty Friday of running a "phishing" scheme that tricked people into believing they were giving personal information to a legitimate business. Prosecutors said Goodin then used the information to go on a spending spree.

Goodin is the first person in the nation convicted under the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act, the U.S. attorney's office said. The law forbids e-mail marketers from sending false or misleading messages and requires them to provide recipients with a way to opt out of receiving future mailings.

During trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Goodin used several compromised Internet accounts to send e-mails to America Online users. The e-mails appeared to be from the company's billing department and told customers to update their billing information or lose service.

The e-mails referred people to one of several Web pages controlled by Goodin where they could enter their personal information, prosecutors said.

In addition to the anti-spam conviction, Goodin was convicted of 10 other counts, including wire fraud, misuse of the AOL trademark and attempted witness harassment.

Goodin is scheduled to be sentenced June 11.

Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...s/16482522.htm

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 01-17-2007, 05:02 PM

i hope he gets 101 years to.

sucks to be him

reynold · 01-17-2007, 08:23 PM

101 years? Tha's an odd jail sentence.

Big_Red · 01-17-2007, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by reynold

101 years? Tha's an odd jail sentence.

the one year is just a little extra kick in the ass. like saying, "you really gonna die in here fucker."

shekinah · 01-17-2007, 08:28 PM

I'd rather kill my self ...

EBORG9 · 01-17-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by reynold

101 years? Tha's an odd jail sentence.

Yes, and 102 is even...very good.

Just kidding man, no offense.

MintCams · 01-17-2007, 09:11 PM

1 down 1,000,000,000 to go....

Devin · 01-17-2007, 09:13 PM

Long sentence for a thief. Never heard of people convicted of identity
thefy doing that kind of time......message!

Rochard · 01-17-2007, 09:29 PM

Well, the US government is pissed! They made all this noise about how they are doing something about SPAM only to discover in the end all they really did was make it perfectly legal.

Nice job!

Jarmusch · 01-17-2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by adultseo

and requires them to provide recipients with a way to opt out of receiving future mailings.

Bullshit, those opt out links only confirm your email is active and put you in more mailling lists.

bareskin · 01-17-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by shekinah

I'd rather kill my self ...

Amen but before I go I'm taking out the rest of my list as well

will76 · 01-17-2007, 10:42 PM

This is dumb. This is like saying someone got convicted of 2257 violations because they didn't have proper docs on the CP they had on their website. And they were also convicted of 10 other things.

Seems like hacking AOL, stealing credit cards, phishing scams, etc.. seem like a lot worse things here then sending out spam emails.

And I still hope he gets 101 years.

xecutech · 01-17-2007, 10:50 PM

Now if they'd catch the bastard who spams me with 50 viagra emails everyday.

Spunky · 01-17-2007, 10:54 PM

Hang all spammers by their balls..

Mr Pheer · 01-17-2007, 11:01 PM

the punishment does not fit the crime. People commit murder and sell drugs and get far less prison time. I bet he will probably appeal and get the sentence reduced to less than 10 years.

Of course its just saying what he could be sentenced to, it doesnt mean the judge will stick him with anything close to the maximum sentence.

SPACE GLIDER · 01-17-2007, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by shekinah

I'd rather kill my self ...

read my mind

germ · 01-18-2007, 12:37 AM

looks to me like this guy was a carder that used spam to facilitate his other crimes.

i dont know that its fair to just call him a spammer. he sounds like more of a scammer to me.

also...how the fuck is "misuse of an AOL trademark" a criminal offense?

01-18-2007, 12:39 AM

he was frauding people, serves him right

starpimps · 01-18-2007, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MintCams

1 down 1,000,000,000 to go....

if not more

bdld · 01-18-2007, 02:24 AM

he did a little more than just spam.

woj · 01-18-2007, 02:53 AM

I hope that sack of shit gets fucked hard in jail...

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will76 Making $$$$ w/ ClickCash Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 18,037	This is dumb. This is like saying someone got convicted of 2257 violations because they didn't have proper docs on the CP they had on their website. And they were also convicted of 10 other things. Seems like hacking AOL, stealing credit cards, phishing scams, etc.. seem like a lot worse things here then sending out spam emails. And I still hope he gets 101 years. __________________ ICQ: 86364801 Email: will [at] innovativeassets [dot] com PROGRAM SHIT LIST - DO NOT PROMOTE (click link for gfy thread) FNCash \| Media Revenue

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Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,231	the punishment does not fit the crime. People commit murder and sell drugs and get far less prison time. I bet he will probably appeal and get the sentence reduced to less than 10 years. Of course its just saying what he could be sentenced to, it doesnt mean the judge will stick him with anything close to the maximum sentence. __________________ 2 lifeguards for Jessica

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germ ( o Y o ) Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,108	looks to me like this guy was a carder that used spam to facilitate his other crimes. i dont know that its fair to just call him a spammer. he sounds like more of a scammer to me. also...how the fuck is "misuse of an AOL trademark" a criminal offense?

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