"A New Zealand citizen living on the Sunshine Coast has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a $210,000 fine for taking part in the world's largest spam operation. The fine comes after the 'spam king' has received fines from all over the world for his actions, including a massive $US16 million fine from the Federal Trade Commission in the United States.
"Lance Thomas Atkinson has been fined and banned from sending unsolicited commercial emails for the next seven years, after he took part in an operation advertising fake prescription drugs such as 'male enhancement' and weight-loss medication."
"A New Zealand citizen living on the Sunshine Coast has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a $210,000 fine for taking part in the world's largest spam operation. The fine comes after the 'spam king' has received fines from all over the world for his actions, including a massive $US16 million fine from the Federal Trade Commission in the United States.
"Lance Thomas Atkinson has been fined and banned from sending unsolicited commercial emails for the next seven years, after he took part in an operation advertising fake prescription drugs such as 'male enhancement' and weight-loss medication."
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