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'You've Just Won a Playstation 2!' - or Maybe Not, Says FTC in Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers

"Spam" e-mail messages claiming that consumers had won a free Sony PlayStation 2 or other prize through a promotion purportedly sponsored by Yahoo, Inc., instead routed consumers to an adult Internet site via a 900-number modem connection that charged them up to $3.99 a minute, according to a complaint filed under seal by the Federal Trade Commission. Read more...

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