A Spammer's Story
This is a fascinating glimpse into the "business" of a spammer, based on details from the trial of Jeremy Jaynes. Jaynes was recently convicted in the nation's first felony trial of internet spammers. He could serve up to nine years in jail; sentencing will take place early next year.
The numbers are staggering. Ten million emails sent each day (by this one guy), with a response rate of only 1 in 30,000. But that tiny percentage resulted in estimated net cash flow of $250,000-$700,000 every month.
And, as the article points out, Mr. Jaynes is far from the biggest or most sophisticated spammer out there.
...about the time it takes to scan and delete spam...
You need to hone your technique. I can winnow out spam at the rate of 1 per second...sometimes faster.
But that's still several lifetimes for the good Mr. Jaynes, if we force him to pay back that time.
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Up to nine years? That's all?
It seems more fitting if Mr. Jaynes served ten seconds (about the time it takes to scan and delete spam) for each e-mail he sent.
That's the time he's stolen from other people with his drivel.
Granted, with several years worth of 10 million e-mails every day, Mr. Jaynes might be there a while.
Posted by: Mr. Freen at November 16, 2004 08:12 PM