Comments on: 'Spam king' could face criminal charges in Facebook case

Judge refers suit against self-described "spam king" Sanford Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's office for possible criminal proceedings.

[Chapmaniac]

Throw the book at this low-life and take him out of the public's eye once and for all. This guy is a scab and people like him are intent on leaving the Internet unusable and considered untrustworthy.

[Seaspray0]

And stick him in a cell where he can become some bad man's girlfriend. Then he can ask himself if it was worth it while he's being stuck from behind.

[Xenite227]

Good, these people need some prison time. Judgements against them will never work, Facebook and Myspace will never see a dime out of these slugs. But letting them rot in prison for awhile may do the trick.

[KazikliBey]

You said it Chapmaniac, with so many investing so much into the internet and so much riding on it, what exactally is the sense in letting slime-bags like this Wallace destroy it all for their personal profit.

[sflocal]

Let's not forget that while individuals like Wallace should see time behind bars, there will always be someone else right behind him to take his place. Companies making the product (and paying spammers to sell them) should also be held liable and serious education (i.e. face-slapping) needs to happen to the user-community that continues to provide a market for these peddlers.

If every single person was able to ignore every single spam offer, the problem would quickly disappear. Unfortunately, that is more fantasy than reality. :(

[jwissick]

GOd. Can we please just ban this ass from the internet forever? Or maybe launch him into the sun?

[yacahuma]

Spammer should be treated in the legal system just like hackers. I dont understand why dont they put a monetary amount for time and resources wasted fighting spam.

[kcotham]

Seeking monetary damages doesn't work, this case proves that. This guy was fined in another case, and kept on doing it. Why? Because they can, and it's still profitable to spam. Instead, throw them in jail for a mandatory 20 years. That'll put a stop to it. These guys need a swift kick in the head. They are the lowest of the low.

[pentest]

The people who should be in jail are the morons that respond to spam. If no one bought the crap from spam, it would not exist.


Stupid people ruin it for everyone.

[syl1207]

Unfortunately, you can't fix stupid.

[pj-mckay]

That's odd. I never respond but I keep getting the ****, so that argument is buncum.

Probably around 20 spam to 1 legit email, but thankfully BT filters most of that out. Of the filtered **** I run the risk that some of that is real. Hence I do NOT respond to Spam BUT it's causing me pain. Stupid remarks like 'ignore it' aren't worth breath... Hang em high I say.

[pentest]

"That's odd. I never respond but I keep getting the ****, so that argument is buncum. "

No what is odd is your inability to follow a simple argument.

Spammers don't target specific people, they spam every address they have, and then some.

Do you really think companies would pay them to spam if no one was buying?

[KennethHuntley]

I suspect this guy has been around IMVU as well, last year there was a huge amount of spam bots messaging people on their home pages, and also somehow, spamming chat. o_O this guy really needs to be put behind bars

[Ebony_4]

I bet not only did he send out spam ...what about innocent children he may have contacted doing the unspeakable .....(something to check out there Judge Foley) hint hint.
Lock Up his A** let some BIG BOY name Bruce take care of him!!! Lmao sorry for yo "BEHIND" Sanford.

[Ebony_4]

I stand corrected & I beg your pardon Judge Fogel . Sorry about name error.

We know you'll call a fair trial but for the love of God put him away!
These guys need to be taught a hard lesson (15 yrs no parole).

Have a great day...food for thought!

[Harrison912]

I use FaceBook mainly to socially market my safety and security web site so with security always on my mind, I'm glad when the bad guys gets the consequences they deserve. I hope they put him away for a very long time.

[masonx]

Spamming if nothing else is "theft of resources/services" (time, technical and hardware resources) and should easily be a criminal offense and grand theft at the dollar resource values stolen by spammers. Any judicial system in the world that refuses to prosecute spammers to the fullest extent that their respective theft law allows should be considered just as criminal as the spammers and should be treated accordingly by the public they serve.

[pentest]

Only if they are not paying for the bandwidth their servers generate.

By your logic, sending an unsolicited email to a friend is "theft of resources/services" (time, technical and hardware resources).

[Chameleon81]

I believe spammers should not face prison. But this guy isn't just spammer. He steals peoples' information and makes fraudulent websites to grap peoples usernames and passwords.

[Been_there_Saw_it_before]

I hope it is related, over the past several days the number of junk faxes has also declined. Anyone else notice this?

[pentest]

Nope, I don't get much spam to begin with. <5 pieces a week.

That is without any spam filtering on my mail server.

Create fake hotmail accounts to sign up for stuff online, especially those you think will sell your info, and your real email stays fairly free of spam.

[GaryG7]

I had a problem with his company back in 1997. It sent out spam for a customer and used my e-mail address as the return address. Nobody took me seriously until I figured out Sanford's e-mail address and started sending e-mails to him. They claimed that they got rid of their customer because of the return address. (They claimed that he provided the return e-mail address to them.)

Based on my experience and what Facebook alleges, I think this guy should be tossed in Guantanamo.