Spammers have to stomach big fines from the courts
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[QUOTE]THE Federal Court in Brisbane fined SMS spammer Jobspy $22.5 million last December.
ACMA alleged the firm created fake profiles on dating websites to obtain personal mobile phone numbers, then charged those responding $5 per message.
In Brisbane the same month, Lance Thomas Atkinson was fined $210,000 for sending unsolicited emails advertising herbal products and watches.
ACMA told the court more than 100,000 Australians had complained about receiving the spam.
And Optus was fined $110,000 in January 2009 for breaching the Spam Act with its promotion of entertainment services in direct messages to customers' mobiles.[/QUOTE]
Source: [url]http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/spammers-have-to-stomach-big-fines-from-the-courts/story-e6frgakx-1225921426774[/url]
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