Paying this guy is a bad idea. The damage is already done. The spammer most likely already broke one law (Can-Spam) and the demand for more money to stop spamming sounds a lot like extortion. He should call the local FBI field office and file a complaint. Given this guys behavior, paying him off is only going to invite more threats or demands.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Radtke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] spammers now blackmailing clients > As ugly as this sounds - I'd pay the $500 first and go after the spammer in > court later. It seems a small price to pay in comparison to the ill will it > is generating. Also - by the time he stops it through legal channels the > damage will be long done. > > My $.02 > > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matrosity Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IMail Forum] spammers now blackmailing clients > > I just got off the phone with the owner of exerciseforkids.com whom we > received a spam complaint about. According to him, he naively hired a > spammer to send out email for them. When he learned a bit more about what > was going on and received may complaints, he called and cancelled his order. > He also called AMEX to get his money back since he was told that his email > was being sent to an opt-in list ( yeah, right.). > > Long story short, the spammer is demanding $500 to STOP sending the email. > The guy already paid him $500 once before and now they're demanding more > money! > > Wild. > > Any ideas on what this guy can do? I told him to get a new domain and close > the old one but his videos and materials have his domain plastered all over > them. > > Bill > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
