Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Yahoo Lottery Spammers

Yahoo files trademark suit against 'Yahoo Lottery Spammers'

By Steve Gelsi
Last update: 8:12 a.m. EDT May 27, 2008

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. (YHOO:Yahoo! Inc

YHOO on Tuesday said it filed a lawsuit against "Yahoo Lottery Spammers" for unlawfully sending e-mail messages to Internet users. The lawsuit alleges the email messages deceive people into believing they have won a lottery or price offered by Yahoo. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City, under the Federal Trademark Act, the Federal CAN-SPAM Act, and related state laws. "Yahoo does not offer any such awards and has no affiliation or any connection with the spammers or their e-mail communications," the company said

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Anyone that would SPAM you could just as well steal your identity. They will surely at least sell your Email to other Spammers

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