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** SPAM **

 * Spam is the overflowing of many copies of the same message on the Internet, attempting to force people to receive the message even though they may not want it. Generally, spam is regarding commercial advertising, get-rich-quick schemes, and virtually legal services. Usually, the recipient or the carriers pay more for the message than the sender.**

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 * 2 Main Types of Spam**
 * 1. Cancellable Usenet= spam that is a single message sent to 20 or more Usenet newsgroups**
 * -Aimed at "lurkers" (people who read newsgroups but rarely post and give their address away)**
 * -Overwhelms user with advertisements and unrelated posts and forces owners and administration of the site to manage the material on the system**
 * 2. Email spam= spam that targets individual users with direct mail messages**
 * -Created by scanning Usenet postings, stealing Internet mailing lists, or searching the Web for addresses**
 * -Costs users money to receive it**

[|**US v. Arabo**] [|**US v. Kwak**]
 * CASES INVOLVING COMPUTER CRIME **
 * A man from Michigan was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to conduct destructive computer attacks on his online sportswear business competitors' system. He also was forced to pay $504,495 for the damages caused.**
 * A man named Kenneth Kwak was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement after he gained and took unauthorized access and information from a Department of Education computer system. He also must pay $40,000 and live three years with supervised release as part of his home confinement.**


 * CONSEQUENCES **
 * -Fines**
 * -Time in jail**
 * -Civil liabilities and punishments**

"Cybercrime.gov." //Welcome to the United States Department of Justice//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .

"What is spam?." //Fight Spam on the Internet!//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. 