Spam = jail?

[Seadog]

Virginia has just passed a bill that would allow fines, jail time and forfeiture of assets for spammers that send out over 10,000 e-mails or use fake headers to get around filters. The eventual goal is a national spam free list.
Lets get something going here. I say yea as I am tired of hearing how I can rip off the Nigerian government by sending my account information or how I can make my breasts bigger without surgery.

[rrrr]

LOL, I just got an email about five minutes ago, the flips are in on it too.... :D If anyone is interested let me know, I'll forward it to ya. I already have $125M in the bank I got from a Nigerian oil minister. :D :D
Dear Sir
My name is LOI C.ESTRADA,The wife of Mr. JOSEPH
ESTRADA, the former President of Philippines located
in the South East Asia.
My husband was recently impeached from office by a
backed uprising of mass demonstrators and the Senate.
My husband is presently in jail and facing trial on
charges of corruption, embezzlement, and the
mysterious charge of plunder which might lead to death sentence.
The present government is forcing my husband out of
Manila to avoid demonstration by his supporter.
During my husband's regime as president of Philippine,
I realized some reasonable amount of money from
various deals that I successfully executed. I have
plans to invest this money for my children's future on real
estate and industrial production. My husband is not
aware of this because I wish to do it secretly for
now.
before my husband was impeached, I secretly siphoned
the sum of $65,000,000 million USD (Sixty Five million United
states dollars) out of Philippines and deposited the money
with a security firm that transports valuable goods and consignments
through diplomatic means.
I am contacting you because I want you to go to the
security company and claim the money on my behalf
since I have declared that the consignment belong to
my foreign business partner. You shall also be
required to assist me in investment in your country.
I hope to trust you as a God fearing person who will
not sit on this money when you claim it, rather assist me
properly, I expect you to declare what percentage of
the total money you will take for your assistance.
When I receive your positive response I will let you
know where the security company is
and the payment pin code to claim the money which is
very important.
For now, let all our communication is by e-mail
because my line are right now connected to the
Philippines Telecommunication Network services. Please
also send me your telephone and fax number.
I will ask my son contact you to give you more details on
after i have received a responce from you.
Thank you and God bless you and family.
MRS LOI C ESTRADA
[ April 30, 2003, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: rrrr ]

[Ziggy]

I get about 6 of these fricken things each week...Sent 'em all to local PD---they are usually very interested in these and they get passed along to the FBI dudes. eek!
Do you really think anyone falls for the BS, poor widowed woman or son or brother-in-law, etc. sleeping sleeping

[Lakemead1]

The most hilarious Howard Stern show I ever heard was when some 65 (or close to it) year old retired school teacher in Oklahoma or something called the show by accident. Turned out she was trying to reach the guy she sent 5K to - and wanted her 50K in return or something and hadn't gotten it yet. She even went so far as to wire the money to some place in Israel or something.
Needless to say Howard had a good time poking fun at her. So I guess some people do fall for it!
(I got that same email this morning too)