I'm no legal expert by any means, but just reading the first paragraph, you might be able to win a slander or libel lawsuit. Or, just a simple defamation of character for your business/website.
Thoughts? Regards, Doug Mehus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Help stop spam -- Join SpamCon Foundation, http://www.spamcon.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Bredenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 12:58 PM Subject: [spamcon-general] Fraud involving my domain name - any action I can take? > Dear list members, > > Today I've received hundreds of bounce messages which I believe are a result > of someone forging my domain name (broadmountain.com) in a spam that went > out advertising a weight-loss product. > > I'm wondering whether there's any action I can take (legal or otherwise) > against whoever did this. Short of that, I would at least like to find out > what they did, how they did it, and whether there's any way to protect > myself from this kind of fraud in the future (or even later today -- the > bounce messages are still coming in). > > Anyway, I could post one of the spam messages (which often arrive attached > to the bounce message) with headers to the list. Wanted to check with the > group first to find out what recourse there might be generally in this kind > of situation. It's a little scary. I can handle a few hundred bounce > messages, but suppose next time it's thousands? > > Regards, > --- > Al Bredenberg > Broad Mountain Associates > http://www.broadmountain.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ spamcon-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.spamcon.org/mailman/listinfo/spamcon-general#subscribers Subscribe, unsubscribe, etc: Use the URL above or send "help" in body of message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact administrator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
