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April 01, 2005

Spam Doesn't Pay

We here at Securence think this is an ironic but fitting end-game for a one of the worst spam culprits alive.

Scott Richter, the man behind OptInRealBig.com and billions of junk mail messages, said lawsuits had forced the company into Chapter 11.

OptInRealBig was fighting several legal battles, most notably against Microsoft, which is pushing for millions of dollars in damages.

The company said filing for Chapter 11 would help it try to resolve its legal problems but still keep trading. 

Full article at BBC News

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