http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/15/spam.ring.shutdown.ap/index.htm l
CHICAGO (AP) -- E-mail inboxes may be clogged with a little less spam -- at least for a while. Steve Baker announces that the FTC has shut down one of the largest spam operations in the world. Authorities said Tuesday they have shut down one of the largest spam operations in the world, a vast network involving countries from New Zealand to China and the United States. The spammers sent out billions of e-mails in recent years encouraging people to click through to Web sites that allegedly used false claims to peddle prescription drugs, as well as "male enhancement" and weight-loss pills.
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