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Date: Aug 23, 2006 19:00
Le 23 Aug 2006, Jim Higgins a écrit :
> I'd start with at least 5 years in prison for spamming plus
> confiscation of *ALL* assets acquired thru spamming.
The problem with this is how to yield a successful investigation… :(
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Author: Chris UChris U Date: Aug 25, 2006 00:37
On 22 Aug 2006 18:54:46 -0700, "Nott Scorewood"
gmail.com> wrote:
>The thing about the article that makes me go "hmmm" is that:
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>a: it says that the CEO specifically told them they were not to engage
>in the spam campaign; then later
>b: he sold them more stock.
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>The comspiracy theorist in me says he saw the run up, figured out they
>did it (they were probably dumb enough to include him on their spam
>list and spammed him a few hundred times), and then agreed with them
>not to blow them in if they bought some stock from him at their
>artificially inflated price.
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Author: Nott ScorewoodNott Scorewood Date: Aug 25, 2006 16:18
Chris U wrote:
> On 22 Aug 2006 18:54:46 -0700, "Nott Scorewood"
> gmail.com> wrote:
>>>The thing about the article that makes me go "hmmm" is that:
>>
>>a: it says that the CEO specifically told them they were not to engage
>>in the spam campaign; then later
>>b: he sold them more stock.
>>
>>The comspiracy theorist in me says he saw the run up, figured out they
>>did it (they were probably dumb enough to include him on their spam
>>list and spammed him a few hundred times), and then agreed with them
>>not to blow them in if they bought some stock from him at their
>>artificially inflated price.
>
> Or more opportunist, while watching the price rise ?
>
[SNIP]
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Author: Chris UChris U Date: Aug 25, 2006 17:44
On 25 Aug 2006 07:18:09 -0700, "Nott Scorewood"
gmail.com> wrote:
>> Or more opportunist, while watching the price rise ?
>>
>[SNIP]
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>Yes, but there's more to this than opportunity. The spammers were
>selling to suckers once the price ran up. The CEO knew it. Look at
>what he was actually fined for: selling them unregistered securities.
>
>The only people he could sell them to without registering them were
>those "in the know". So to take advantage of the runup, he made a deal
>with them to pay him what they were getting. I really think there is a
>strong element of scum-baggery on the part of the CEO here for which he
>is not being punished adequately by mere disgorgement of profits.
I think in such cases it's often mostly down to them hiring
the best layers etc.
Economic crime coupled with low ethics causes a lot of
misery these days :-(
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Author: Patricia A. ShafferPatricia A. Shaffer Date: Aug 25, 2006 20:46
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:44:47 GMT, Chris U
nojunk.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>On 25 Aug 2006 07:18:09 -0700, "Nott Scorewood"
> gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Or more opportunist, while watching the price rise ?
>>>
>>[SNIP]
>>
>>Yes, but there's more to this than opportunity...
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Author: Chris UChris U Date: Aug 25, 2006 23:44
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:46:40 -0400, Patricia A. Shaffer
pemtel.net> wrote:
>>I think in such cases it's often mostly down to them hiring
>>the best layers etc.
>>
>>Economic crime coupled with low ethics causes a lot of
>>misery these days :-(
>
>Yahbut if you have a good flock of "layers", at least you won't go
>hungry ...
I blame Arthur as in Arthritis today, I've noticed a number
of typos I've made of several groups. lol
PK's aren't helping me today :-(
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Date: Aug 26, 2006 05:29
Le 25 Aug 2006, Chris U
nojunk.blueyonder.co.uk> a écrit :
> I think in such cases it's often mostly down to them hiring
> the best layers etc.
The best layer is a thick layer…
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Instead of answering the phone with "hello", we should answer
it with "President bomb", to overload Echelon recorders.
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Author: Chris UChris U Date: Aug 26, 2006 11:43
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:29:11 +0000 (UTC), Etaoin Shrdlu
gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think in such cases it's often mostly down to them hiring
>> the best layers etc.
>
>The best layer is a thick layer
So we do need more motorways built if only to dispose of
spammers.
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Date: Aug 26, 2006 15:06
Le 26 Aug 2006, Chris U
nojunk.blueyonder.co.uk> a écrit :
>>The best layer is a thick layer.
>
> So we do need more motorways built if only to dispose of
> spammers.
Speaking of layers, why did the chicken cross the road?
To lay it on the line.
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