OT- AOL seizes & auctions spammers belongings & Cash!!!!

AOL, the world's largest Internet service provider, is awarding $20,000 in
gold bars, a 2003 Hummer H2 and $75,000 in cash it seized from a major
spammer as part of a legal settlement last year. It will hold a sweepstakes
on its Web site starting Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Microsoft on Tuesday said Scott Richter, once considered one of
the world's top spammers, and his company, OptInRealBig.com, agreed to pay
$7 million under a legal settlement. Microsoft is donating $1 million to a
New York program to provide computer gear to community centers. It will
spend $5 million more on anti-spam efforts.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-08-09-aol-msn-spam_x.htm

Here is the AOL story:
AOL went after a spammer, caught him, and sued him for everything he had
made by spamming their members. They have decided to have a sweepstakes
and give it all away. The goodies include a 2003 Hummer H2, $75,000, and
some gold bars. The story is here:
http://daol.channel.aol.com/articles/sweepstakes/



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