Sunday, 13. June 2004
Topic: SPAM - on June 13, 2004 at 5:20:00 PM CEST
Spam gangs exploit UK legal loophole
Gangs of European spammers are moving to Britain to exploit a legal loophole which allows them to bombard email inboxes with impunity, anti-spam experts warned yesterday.
Campaigners have claimed the gangs are moving from countries such as Italy, where they face severe financial penalties or prison, to Britain, where the most they can expect is a £5,000 fine. No spam operator has been fined in the UK and the gangs see the country as a soft touch.
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