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Thread started 07/27/05 12:45am

JoeyMFinCoco

Russia’s Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered

Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering repeated blows to the head.

Kushnir, 35, headed the English learning centers the Center for American English, the New York English Centre and the Centre for Spoken English, all known to have aggressive Internet advertising policies in which millions of e-mails were sent every day.

In the past angry Internet users have targeted the American English centre by publishing the Center’s telephone numbers anywhere on the Web to provoke telephone calls. The Center’s telephone was advertised as a contact number for cheap sex services, or bargain real estate sales.

Another attack involved hundreds of people making phone calls to the American English Center and sending it numerous e-mails back, but Vardan Kushnir remained sure of his right to spam, saying it was what e-mails were for.

Under Russian law, spamming is not considered illegal, although lawmakers are working on legal projects that could protect Russian Internet users like they do in Europe and the U.S.


- source: http://mosnews.com/news/2...dead.shtml
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Reply #1 posted 07/27/05 2:22am

scififilmnerd

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Death to spammers! stab - Ha! Ha! Ha!
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Reply #2 posted 07/27/05 3:04pm

VoicesCarry

One down.
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Reply #3 posted 07/27/05 3:10pm

TMPletz

I guess Spam IS deadly! eek
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Reply #4 posted 07/27/05 3:21pm

DexMSR

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Wow
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. -- Mark Twain.

BOB JOHNSON IS PART OF THE PROBLEM!!
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Reply #5 posted 07/27/05 3:24pm

TMPletz

Next thing the lawyers will make e-mail programs put disclaimers on them regarding spamming and being held liable for resulting death or injury. razz
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Reply #6 posted 07/27/05 5:56pm

PurpleJedi

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At first I thought that they had killed they guy who sold the most Spam in Russia.

By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!
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Reply #7 posted 07/27/05 7:09pm

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JoeyMFinCoco said:

Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering repeated blows to the head.

Kushnir, 35, headed the English learning centers the Center for American English, the New York English Centre and the Centre for Spoken English, all known to have aggressive Internet advertising policies in which millions of e-mails were sent every day.

In the past angry Internet users have targeted the American English centre by publishing the Center’s telephone numbers anywhere on the Web to provoke telephone calls. The Center’s telephone was advertised as a contact number for cheap sex services, or bargain real estate sales.

Another attack involved hundreds of people making phone calls to the American English Center and sending it numerous e-mails back, but Vardan Kushnir remained sure of his right to spam, saying it was what e-mails were for.

Under Russian law, spamming is not considered illegal, although lawmakers are working on legal projects that could protect Russian Internet users like they do in Europe and the U.S.


- source: http://mosnews.com/news/2...dead.shtml



This is weekend update snl material. lol
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