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Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => General Security Information => Topic started by: iago on July 25, 2008, 10:06:46 AM

Title: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: iago on July 25, 2008, 10:06:46 AM
.... but he took his family with him.

So so-called "Spam King", Eddie Davidson (http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/listing.lasso?-op=cn&spammer=Eddie%20Davidson), recently escaped from jail (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/22/convicted_spammer_escapes/).

Days later, he was found dead, but took his family with him (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/25/fugitive_spammer_slays_family/)! Yikes! Besides killing himself, he murdered his wife and three-year-old daughter!

On a sidenote, the Inquirer thinks it's a good thing (http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/24/escaped-spammer-kills-himself). To me, there's no way killing two innocent people can be a good thing.
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Camel on July 25, 2008, 12:52:11 PM
It sounds like you're saying the guy who wrote the article is happy his family died? That's pretty clearly not the case.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of other spammers that have not yet committed suicide.
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Lead on July 25, 2008, 01:36:34 PM
Quote from: Camel on July 25, 2008, 12:52:11 PM
It sounds like you're saying the guy who wrote the article is happy his family died? That's pretty clearly not the case.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of other spammers that have not yet committed suicide.

nigerian.spammer@gmail.com
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Blaze on July 26, 2008, 12:12:20 AM
He couldn't even finish his less than two year sentence?  Wow.
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Warrior on July 26, 2008, 12:13:10 AM
I think it's more like, the $750,000 debt he had. That's basically debt for the rest of your life.
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Joe on July 26, 2008, 12:47:31 AM
Unless you're making a good deal of money spamming.
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Blaze on July 26, 2008, 12:58:58 AM
Quote from: Joe on July 26, 2008, 12:47:31 AM
Unless you're making a good deal of money spamming.

The government takes away money used or collected from illegal deeds.  Lame, imo.
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: iago on July 26, 2008, 12:07:46 PM
Quote from: Blaze on July 26, 2008, 12:58:58 AM
Quote from: Joe on July 26, 2008, 12:47:31 AM
Unless you're making a good deal of money spamming.

The government takes away money used or collected from illegal deeds.  Lame, imo.

Haha, He could always make more money spamming after he was released! :P
Title: Re: "Spam King" dead....
Post by: Joe on July 26, 2008, 12:11:21 PM
Quote from: Blaze on July 26, 2008, 12:58:58 AM
Quote from: Joe on July 26, 2008, 12:47:31 AM
Unless you're making a good deal of money spamming.

The government takes away money used or collected from illegal deeds.  Lame, imo.

I thought that was the point of the forfeiture, to get back the money he made illegally.