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		<title>Spammers use World Cup fever to score</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/spammers-use-world-cup-fever-to-score/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Communications and Media Authority is warning people to beware of spammers trying to cash in on World Cup fever. The ACMA has reports of various scams purporting to be linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament that offer substantial cash prizes. If recipients attempt to claim the prize they are asked to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Spam SMS” boosts fight against spam: ACMA</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/%e2%80%9cspam-sms%e2%80%9d-boosts-fight-against-spam-acma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Communications and Media Authority is launching its new reporting tool “Spam SMS” which provides Australians with a quick and easy way to report spam SMS by forwarding messages received to 0429 999 888. The ACMA will launch “Spam SMS” at 11 am on Wednesday 9 June at the Phoenix Youth Centre in Footscray. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Mobile undertakes to train staff</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/virgin-mobile-undertakes-to-train-staff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Mobile offered this month an enforceable undertaking to develop comprehensive training programs for its staff and to re-examine its email marketing process following an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) into an alleged breach of the Spam Act. The company also undertook to pay the ACMA $22,000 for the alleged violation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon.com is world&#8217;s fifth worst internet service provider: Spamhaus</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/verizon-is-worlds-fifth-worst-internet-service-provider-spamhaus/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/verizon-is-worlds-fifth-worst-internet-service-provider-spamhaus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romeo Cayabyab</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Spamhaus Project, an international spam monitoring and tracking organisation, has issued a damning report on the world&#8217;s top 10 worst internet service providers (ISPs). The report listed Verizon.com as number 5. Verizon in its news release last 11 August announced that is the &#8220;highest-ranked U.S.-based telecommunications company&#8221; in ethical ranking based on study by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CommBank&#8217;s subsidiary fails the Spam Act test on two counts</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/commbanks-subsidiary-fails-the-spam-act-test-on-two-counts/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/commbanks-subsidiary-fails-the-spam-act-test-on-two-counts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romeo Cayabyab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised to read yesterday that the Commonwealth Securities Limited (CommSec) was complained against by customers for sending emails after the customers had withdrawn their consent, and that the email campaigns of CommSec did not provide an option to unsubscribe. I said &#8220;surprised&#8221; because I have known the company for many years now ~ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia-based spam gang leader fined A$210K</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/australia-based-spam-gang-leader-fined-210k/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/australia-based-spam-gang-leader-fined-210k/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, we reported &#8220;Australia-based spam gang leader gets US$15 million fine&#8221; where the US Federal Trade Commission ordered Lance Atkinson, a New Zealand citizen and Australian resident, to pay US$15.15 million for his alleged role in a spam gang that &#8216;deceptively marketed products such as male-enhancement pills, prescription drugs, and weight-loss pills.&#8217; We are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia wins its biggest anti-spamming case</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/australia-wins-its-biggest-anti-spamming-case/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/australia-wins-its-biggest-anti-spamming-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Court in Brisbane today imposed $6.5 million dollars in penalties against two respondents in an SMS spamming case. The respondents were identified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as Jobspy Pty Ltd and Scott Mark Moles with $4 million and $2.5 million in penalties, respectively. Today&#8217;s decision is a follow through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia-based spam gang leader gets US$15 million fine</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/australia-based-spam-gang-leader-gets-15-million-fine/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/australia-based-spam-gang-leader-gets-15-million-fine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently reported that Lance Atkinson, a New Zealand citizen and Australian resident, was ordered to pay US$15.15 million for his role in a spam gang that &#8220;deceptively marketed products such as male-enhancement pills, prescription drugs, and weight-loss pills.&#8221; The FTC also reported that Atkinson&#8217;s accomplice, U.S. resident Jody [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$110K penalty to Vodafone for Coke SMS ad</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/110k-penalty-to-vodafone-for-coke-sms-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/110k-penalty-to-vodafone-for-coke-sms-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Hutchison Australia was slapped a $110,000 penalty by the Australian Communications and Media Authority after investigation of alleged breaches of the Spam Act, a media release from the government regulator reported. The alleged breach arose from a marketing campaign where VHA together with two other companies, media agency New Dialogue and content aggregator Big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook wins $711m against spammer</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/facebook-wins-711m-against-spammer/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/facebook-wins-711m-against-spammer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has won $711 million in damages against Sanford Wallace, a spammer, the InformationWeek website recently reported. The court documents according to the InformationWeek report indicate that Wallace and an associate spammed Facebook users with phishing messages. Those who responded by clicking on the links and submitted login information to phishing sites allowed Wallace and [...]]]></description>
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