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Which Credit Card Rewards Does the IRS Care About?In a move that many consider to be long overdue, the FBI appears to finally be getting serious about spammers and their corrupt and deceitful practices. According to a press report on the issue, the FBI has 70 active investigations looking into spam related crimes.
The FBI is not only targeting spammers using networks of computers to send their messages, but it's also going to start getting more aggressive with stock spam campaigns. On Tuesday, the FBI even pressed charges against two Texas stock spammers who pumped 13 different penny stocks according to reports.
Anyone with an email and any interest in finance seems to find himself loaded with spam emails promoting stocks with guaranteed growth and gains to come. In fact I received a stock-pumping email just yesterday. Below is a sample from the email received, I've left out the company's name to ensure I don't give the pumpers the attention they're craving:
The FBI is not only targeting spammers using networks of computers to send their messages, but it's also going to start getting more aggressive with stock spam campaigns. On Tuesday, the FBI even pressed charges against two Texas stock spammers who pumped 13 different penny stocks according to reports.
Anyone with an email and any interest in finance seems to find himself loaded with spam emails promoting stocks with guaranteed growth and gains to come. In fact I received a stock-pumping email just yesterday. Below is a sample from the email received, I've left out the company's name to ensure I don't give the pumpers the attention they're craving:
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