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On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 04:40:05PM +0100, Julian Hall wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26818745#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa > > 'Man behind Microsoft computer scam tricking people into paying for > free anti-virus software receives a suspended four-month jail > sentence.' > > Landmark case my _ _ _ _ ... four month suspended sentence and > £18000 fine? Do me a favour.. the only landmark that will establish > is how little people like that get punished, and signal a > free-for-all for the rest to carry on. Having done quite a bit of research into these scams, I know how hard it is to prosecute people for these kinds of scams. They are less obviously illegal than you may think. Martijn. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq