"New Nigerian law would jail spammers" - MSNBC story.

I don't know how I missed this story when it first appeared, but apparently the country of Nigeria is so upset with its well-earned reputation as the source of an unfeasibly large number of fraudulent spams, that they are now trying to enact a law that would cause spammers, phishers, fraudsters, child pornographers, and terrorists to spend six months to five years in jail, and pay the equivalent of $77 - $7700 in fines.  Oh, and the government could seize any profits made from the schemes in question.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9768247/

Having seen how badly our own (USA) attempts to “curtail spam” with laws that do nothing of the sort have gone, I wish the Nigerians the best of luck.

Published Monday, November 07, 2005 5:44 PM by Alun Jones
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