CoukieDoes Anyone Make Money Out of Spam?
January 16th 2007 09:24
The Age reports that there has been a few court cases won against spammers and they reveal that their annoying crime does pay.
In the US, Ryan Pitylak settled two civil lawsuits brought against him by the Texas attorney-general and Microsoft for more than $1.3 million last year after admitting he sent 25 million spam emails a day in 2004. Pitylak reportedly earned $4 to $9 each time he obtained the personal details of someone who responded to his emails, which were then sold to other companies.
In Australia, Wayne Mansfield had been sending millions of spam emails spruiking seminars costing $100 to attend. He had been making hundreds of thousands of dollars each month from his spamming activities.
It takes only a small response rate to make a profit. Unbelievably, almost 6000 people had ordered penis enlargement pills at $62 a bottle after receiving an email titled "Make your penis HUGE".
Spammers wouldn't do it if it wasn't profitable, maybe we are our own worst enemy.
In the US, Ryan Pitylak settled two civil lawsuits brought against him by the Texas attorney-general and Microsoft for more than $1.3 million last year after admitting he sent 25 million spam emails a day in 2004. Pitylak reportedly earned $4 to $9 each time he obtained the personal details of someone who responded to his emails, which were then sold to other companies.
In Australia, Wayne Mansfield had been sending millions of spam emails spruiking seminars costing $100 to attend. He had been making hundreds of thousands of dollars each month from his spamming activities.
It takes only a small response rate to make a profit. Unbelievably, almost 6000 people had ordered penis enlargement pills at $62 a bottle after receiving an email titled "Make your penis HUGE".
Spammers wouldn't do it if it wasn't profitable, maybe we are our own worst enemy.
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