EarthLink Shuts Down Spammers October 5, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Atlanta-based Internet service provider EarthLink (earthlink.net) announced on Tuesday it has gathered enough evidence to arrest two individuals who allegedly sent over 25,000 spam messages using accounts from the company’s subsidiary PeoplePC (peoplepc.com). R. Alexander Acosta, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has charged Jared Cosgrave and Mohammed Haque with fraud and related activity in connection with electronic mail in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act. Both have pled guilty to the charge filed. The arrests and charges come after a month long investigation last year by EarthLink’s fraud and abuse team. In November of 2005, the team discovered thousands of unsolicited emails with the subject lines “I’m finally back home” and “I just got back in town.” They also became aware of another stream of messages promoting herbal supplements.
Upon further investigation, the abuse team determined that both types of emails were being sent through PeoplePC accounts originating from Miami, Florida. The team acted quickly to close the accounts and alert the FBI. EarthLink says it likes to take a tough stance towards spammers and since 1996, the company has sued hundreds of spammers and won more than $200 million in judgements, including two criminal convictions against spammers who received prison sentences for their offenses.
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