Yahoo sues ‘lottery’ spammers; Good luck collecting

Courtesy ZDNET - Between the Lines  Tue, 05/27/2008 - 8:37am

Yahoo said Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against “Yahoo! Lottery Spammers” for launching a scam where users are convinced that they won a prize from the company.

The lawsuit is the latest filed under the Federal CAN-SPAM Act. Yahoo filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York under [...]


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