Spammer Bows to Lawsuit

Compulawyer writes "The Washington Post is reporting in this article that spammer Alan Ralsky has agreed to stop sending spam over Verizon's lines and to pay Verizon an undisclosed sum of money. Although Ralsky denies any liability, this sounds like a clear win for Verizon to me."

Hmmm

[smoondog]

We get spammed and verizon gets paid. Sounds like the American economy is working normally.

Too bad there are too many spammers in the world for this approach to actually work.

-Sean

One gone...

[Dukebytes]

"Ralsky said he doesn't send offers for pornography or any messages to people who indicate they don't want them."

I guess that the above statement "could" be legit - but I bet it's more bullshit than anything else and I HOPE that Verzion does get the $37M out of him and shut him down.

43 spam emails a day minus ONE. 42 more to go...

Hey spammers - I would like for you to please carefully read the above link for your pleasure.

Duke

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Re:One gone...

[dincubus]

i have had major issues with real reply. i have had to call them and more or less threaten prosecution under 47 U.S.C. 227 that is basically the telephone consumer protection act. that is the one i have found most often quoted in lawsuits against spammers. it is fun to make them squirm in their seats when i mention federal law. i have even spoken, to some of the spammers i deal with on a daily basis, their legal departments. and i have been asked on more than one instance if i was formally trained as a lawyer because they dont expect the general public to be as educated on law stuff.

Obligatory reference

[MainframeKiller]

Verizon to spammer:

Can you hear me now? Good!

Re:Obligatory reference

[Exedore]

Dangit, you beat me to it. I was going to use "Can you pay me now?" though.

Maybe why

[www.sorehands.com]

Maybe Ralsky surrendered when Verizon went to sieze Ralsky's assetts. A while back, Ralsky was quoted, in an interview, that he may move to China to avoid a judgment.

I forwarded a link to Verizon's attorney so that they may get an order to sieze the assets.

I don't know if he did get the injunction, but the attorney was appreciative for the link.

Don't expect anything to change

[JWBsDad]

unless Verizon is your internet provider. According to Computer World [computerworld.com] only the domain names owned by Verizon, including verizon.net, verizon, and vzw.com are affected. Even domains hosted by Verizon can still be spammed by Ralsky.

And as reported by the South China Morning Post [scmp.com]: Mr Ralsky has said he has lists of 150 million e-mail addresses as a part of his business, so the Verizon case would likely make only a small dent in it.

Whats the problem?

[Veovis]

See Spammer Send Spam
See Spammer Annoy People
See Spammer Get Sued
See Spammer Pay Fines
See Veovis Hate Spammer

Wheres the problem?

This is a good move on Verizon's part, I guess it's true they "Never stop working for you"

Clear for who?

[Servo]

Clear win for Verizon, but thats all. It doesn't do any good for us in general. You think Verizon is going to pay that money back to the actual users affected?? hahahha

Not only that, but spammers are like crack dealers. The potential for huge profits are so high that as soon as one dealer gets arrested, another pops up in his place.

The only way to "win" is to create a secure infrastructure and/or methology that helps keep from spam happening in the first place.