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MANILA, Philippines – Sanford Wallace, known as Facebook’s Spam King after having sent 27 million unsolicited messages in 2008 and 2009, admitted to his spamming spree and pleaded guilty on Monday, August 24, to fraud and criminal contempt.
Bloomberg reports Wallace, who had been under indictment since 2011, compromised around 500,000 real Facebook accounts through phishing spam messages sent back in 2008 and 2009.
According to a statement from San Francisco US Attorney Melinda Haag, Wallace also admitted he violated a court order not to access Facebook’s computer network.
Wallace was released on bond and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 7, potentially facing 3 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. – Rappler.com
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