Microsoft, Massachusetts lawsuit targets Boston Internet spammers
Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly filed suit on Wednesday against an Internet spam ring operating near Boston, using information obtained by Microsoft Corp. in its fight against unsolicited e-mail touting everything from miracle drugs to get-rich-quick schemes.
"The most important thing is that we're asking a court today to shut them down to prevent any further victims," Reilly told reporters at a news conference in Boston.
Reilly and Microsoft said the lawsuit against seven individuals and two companies details their efforts to promote various products through "hundred of millions" spam e-mail messages sent to people worldwide from domain names registered in Monaco, Australia and France. Leo Kuvayev was named as the leader of the spam group and the suit said his operation worked out of Boston and Russia. He was not immediately available for comment.
